Kansas, Missouri Flash Flood Warning | Effective 04/27/2026 05:05

Headline: 
Flash Flood Warning issued April 27 at 7:05AM CDT until April 27 at 12:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 27, 2026 - 5:05am
Expires: 
April 27, 2026 - 10:00am
Description: 
FFWEAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northwestern Linn County in east central Kansas... Miami County in east central Kansas... Northwestern Bates County in west central Missouri... Cass County in west central Missouri... Northwestern Henry County in west central Missouri... Southeastern Jackson County in west central Missouri... Johnson County in west central Missouri... Southwestern Lafayette County in west central Missouri... * Until noon CDT. * At 705 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 0.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 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... Lee's Summit, Belton, Raymore, Warrensburg, Harrisonville, Pleasant Hill, Paola, Greenwood, Peculiar, Osawatomie, Louisburg, Knob Noster, Holden, Lake Lotawana, Garden City, Whiteman Air Force Base, Archie, Lake Winnebago, Lone Jack and Drexel.
Instruction: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description: 
Linn, KS; Miami, KS; Bates, MO; Cass, MO; Henry, MO; Jackson, MO; Johnson, MO; Lafayette, MO
Forcast Office: 
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO