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Heavy Rain Threatens Flash Flooding for Millions Across Much of the US
KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA, JUL 17 – Severe storms dropped 5 to 8 inches of rain overnight, causing 23 water rescues and power outages affecting over 52,000 customers, officials reported.
- On July 17, 2025, severe thunderstorms dumped over 51.8 mm overnight, causing about 20,000 power outages, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol.
- Recent downpours shattered local records, with the National Weather Service saying Kansas City hit 70.6 mm on July 16, a city record, and the next day logged over 50 mm, tying a 137-year mark.
- According to Kansas City Fire Department officials, responders conducted at least 23 water rescues after vehicles stranded on southbound I-35 at Broadway and Lamar.
- The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Warning across several area counties, and water flooded major roads including I-35 south of Roe Avenue.
- With soils already saturated, the risk of additional flooding remains high and meteorologists warn that more rain could worsen conditions.
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Widespread Storms And Flood Risk Span Central And Eastern U.S.
Multiple rounds of thunderstorms expected to bring severe weather and flash flooding concerns from the Plains to the East Coast through the upcoming week. A broad and active weather pattern is set to impact a significant portion of the United States, bringing the potential for severe thunderstorms and widespread flash flooding from the Plains across […] Widespread Storms And Flood Risk Span Central And Eastern U.S.
Stationary front trucks waves of showers and storms as flood concerns continue to rise
FLOOD WATCH: For Pocahontas, Nicholas, Greenbrier, Fayette, Raleigh, Summers, Monroe, Wyoming, McDowell, Mercer, Tazewell, Bland, & Giles counties until 2 AM Saturday morning. Repeated rounds of heavy downpours during the day over areas already saturated by days worth of rain prior can cause localized flash flooding, small creek flooding, runoff pooling in low lying spots and roadways. Use caution during and up to 6 hour after the heavy rain end…
Heavy Rain Brings Flash Flood Risk to Central U.S. Into Next Week – Knowhere News
Recurrent downpours and the possibility of flash flooding are expected to continue throughout next week in the area spanning from the central Plains to portions of the Mississippi and Ohio Valley to the Appalachians. The Atlantic Seaboard will also experience some extension of the heavy downpours. First, when a tropical rainfall over the north-central Gulf coast advances inland and gets torn as it moves north, tropical air will be injected over …
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