Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued June 3 at 2:38PM CDT until June 3 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 3, 2025 - 12:38pm
Expires:
June 3, 2025 - 5:30pm
Description:
FFWEAX
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Caldwell County in north central Missouri...
Southeastern Buchanan County in northwestern Missouri...
Southern Clinton County in northwestern Missouri...
Clay County in west central Missouri...
North Central Jackson County in west central Missouri...
Northeastern Platte County in west central Missouri...
Northwestern Ray County in west central Missouri...
* Until 730 PM CDT.
* At 238 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of
rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Kansas City, Liberty, Gladstone, Excelsior Springs, Smithville,
Kearney, Lawson, Plattsburg, Lathrop, Gower, Pleasant Valley,
Trimble, Holt, Crystal Lakes, Missouri City, Excelsior Estates,
Woods Heights, Mosby, Homestead and Turney.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 435 between mile markers 38 and 50.
Interstate 35 in Missouri between mile markers 15 and 45.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Buchanan, MO; Caldwell, MO; Clay, MO; Clinton, MO; Jackson, MO; Platte, MO; Ray, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO