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Since January, more than 3,100 flash flood warnings have been issued nationwide — the highest year-to-date total since tracking began for alerts in 1986.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Parts of the Kansas City area are included in a flash flood warning through 1:15 p.m. The National Weather Service issued the warning for eastern Johnson County, east central Wyandotte County, northwestern Cass County and southwestern Jackson County.
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning for the Kansas City metro area as thunderstorms sweep across the region on Monday morning.
The National Weather Service issued both a flash flood warning and a flood advisory for parts of the Las Vegas valley Friday afternoon as scattered showers and thunderstorms began to hit.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for parts of north central Missouri. Warnings have been issued for Chariton, Linn, Livingston and Randolph counties, northeast of the KC metro. The warning is in effect until 11:00 a.m.
The warning was issued for Ashe County. "The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures," states the NWS Blacksburg VA. The warning is in effect until 9 p.m.
On Monday at 9:23 a.m. a flash flood warning was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 1:15 p.m. The warning is for Johnson, Wyandotte, Jackson and Cass counties.
A flash flood warning was released by the NWS Blacksburg VA on Saturday at 5:41 p.m. in effect until 11:45 p.m. for Caswell and Rockingham counties.
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Grist on MSNWhy Flash Flood Warnings Are Never Enough
“If you’ve never seen water rise in front of you in minutes, it’s hard to conceive of how quickly that can happen—and how quickly your life and property can be at risk,” said Rachel Hogan Carr, executive director of the Nurture Nature Center, a nonprofit focused on flood-risk communication.