FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF KANSAS AND MISSOURI…
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN KANSAS…ATCHISON KS…
DONIPHAN…JOHNSON KS…LEAVENWORTH…LINN KS…MIAMI AND
WYANDOTTE. IN MISSOURI…ADAIR…ANDREW…ATCHISON MO…
BATES…BUCHANAN…CALDWELL…CARROLL…CASS…CHARITON…
CLAY…CLINTON…COOPER…DAVIESS…DE KALB…GENTRY…
GRUNDY…HARRISON…HENRY…HOLT…HOWARD…JACKSON…JOHNSON
MO…LAFAYETTE…LINN MO…LIVINGSTON…MACON…MERCER…
NODAWAY…PETTIS…PLATTE…PUTNAM…RANDOLPH…RAY…SALINE…
SCHUYLER…SULLIVAN AND WORTH.
* FROM THIS 7 PM CDT THURSDAY THROUGH 1 PM CDT FRIDAY AFTERNOON
* WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL MAY IMPACT THE AREA STARTING THIS EVENING
AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* RIVERS…CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE FLOODING WITH
THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL. IN ADDITION…MANY LOW WATER CROSSING MAY
BECOME FLOODED AND IMPASSIBLE.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
FORECAST
AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S WILL LEAD TO
DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES SOUTH OF ROUTE 36. HEAT INDEX
VALUES WILL RANGE FROM 96 TO 101 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON.
A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SAG SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. AS THIS
OCCURS…THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
EASTERN KANSAS AND MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI. SOME OF
THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE…WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
REMAINING THE BIGGEST THREATS. IN ADDITION…HEAVY RAINS MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING…ESPECIALLY ACROSS AREAS THAT HAVE NEARLY SATURATED
SOILS FROM HEAVY RAINFALL IN RECENT WEEKS.
This Afternoon
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Heat index values as high as 95. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 7pm. Low around 71. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 7 to 15 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light north after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 30%.