Overnight storms in our area did not measure up to Tuesday morning’s weather, which washed out roads, took down trees, power poles and power lines, and caused power outages throughout the area. But we did get a lot more rain, and that was causing some problems Wednesday morning. The area was placed under a flash flood watch and a flood warning until 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Officials say you should avoid the Route-P near the Buchanan/Dekalb County line because of high water. That alert was sent via the Nixle warning service at about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Rainfall records were set in St Joseph and at Kansas City International Airport on Tuesday. The National Weather Service reported 3.65 inches of rain at KCI, and the official reading in St Joseph was 3.05 inches. Both totals broke the previous records set on yesterday’s date in 2009.

The National Weather Service reported hail the size of tennis balls in south-central Nebraska near the town of Deshler Tuesday night. In north-central Kansas, meteorologists say hail the size of grapefruits damaged roofs and broke car windows in the community of Bremen in Marshall County.

Unofficial reports from the region listed a lot of hail and high winds overnight. A few trees were blown over near Parker, Kansas and a shed was blown over in Linn Valley, Kansas. Several communities were left without power after a substation may have gone offline.

Floodwaters briefly closed Route-9 near Parkville in Platte County. 9 Hwy north of Coffey Road to 8500 Block is now open as water has receded.

In Cass County, Missouri, a spotter reported hail the size of golf balls northwest of Cleveland, Missouri.

Hail the size of quarters was reported in Johnson County, Kansas near Shawnee.

Law enforcement reported water over the roadway in Basehor, Kansas.

Quarter-sized hail was reported west of Paola in Miami County, Kansas.

Hail the size of dimes fell in Olathe, Kansas.