Storms, rain possible overnight; flooding continues

Wyandotte County is in an area of slight risk for severe storms on Tuesday. (National Weather Service graphic)
From 1.5 to 2 inches of rain are possible from Monday night through Saturday in Wyandotte County. (National Weather Service graphic)

The forecast contains a chance of isolated to scattered storms tonight into Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

While widespread severe weather is not expected with the initial storms Monday night, storm chances may increase Tuesday afternoon and continue into the weekend, the weather service said.

Some storms may become severe Tuesday afternoon and evening, according to the weather service.

In Wyandotte County, there could be a quarter to half-inch of rain tonight and in the early morning Tuesday, the weather service said. By the end of the week, there could be from 1.5 inches to 2 inches of rain here.

There is rain in the forecast every day through Saturday. To check the hours of the day that are more likely to be dry, visit the hourly weather forecast at https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=39.1313&lon=-94.6457&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=graphical.

Flash flooding and general flooding are in the forecast. Moderate river flooding continues in the Kansas City area, on the Missouri River. The flood warning is in effect through June 13. Residents are advised to turn around and not drive through flooded roadways.

The Missouri River at Parkville, an area that includes Wyandotte County, was at 34.07 feet in moderate flood stage at 7:45 a.m. Monday, according to hydrology reports. Flood stage there is 25 feet. The river at that point reached 34.68 feet over the weekend, and is now declining slightly.

The Missouri River at Kansas City, where the gauge is at U.S. 169 and the Missouri River near the River Market area of Kansas City, Missouri, was at 36.51 feet at 7:30 a.m. Monday, at moderate flood stage, where flood stage begins at 32 feet. It had declined slightly since 36.74 feet over the weekend.

The Kansas River at 23rd Street, where the gauge is at Kansas Avenue and the state line, was at 39.24 feet at 7:45 a.m. Monday, where the flood stage is 33 feet. The river had declined slightly since it was 39.64 feet over the weekend.

Today, there is a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 82 with a south southeast wind of 7 to 9 mph.

Tonight, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 4 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 68, with a south southeast wind of 9 mph. New rainfall amounts of between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.

Tuesday, there is a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7 a.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 86, with a south wind of 9 to 13 mph. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.

Tuesday night, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 69 with a south southwest wind of 8 to 11 mph, gusting as high as 18 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is possible.

Wednesday, expect a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 86 with a west southwest wind of 5 to 7 mph. Less than a tenth of an inch of rain is expected.

Wednesday night, there is a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low of 66, according to the weather service. Between a tenth and quarter-inch of rain is possible.

Thursday, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 80, the weather service said. The high will be near 80.

Thursday night, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a low near 66, according to the weather service.

Friday, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 79, the weather service said.

Friday night, it will be mostly cloudy with a low of 66, according to the weather service.

Saturday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 82, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 66, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 87, the weather service said.

For more weather information, visit www.weather.gov.

The Missouri River at Parkville, which includes the Wyandotte County area, was in moderate flood stage and declining on Monday morning. (National Weather Service – USGS graphic)
The Missouri River at Kansas City, where the gauge is at U.S. 169 and the Missouri River near the River Market area of Kansas City, Missouri, was in moderate flood stage and declining on Monday morning. (National Weather Service – USGS graphic)
The Kansas River at 23rd Street, where the gauge is at Kansas Avenue and the state line, was at minor flood stage and declining on Monday morning. (National Weather Service – USGS graphic)

Sporting ties Houston 1-1 on the road

Sporting Kansas City (3-5-6, 15 points) played out a compelling 1-1 draw with the Houston Dynamo (7-3-3, 24 points) at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Saturday night.

Yohan Croizet gave Sporting the lead in the 63rd minute, only for high-flying Houston winger Alberth Elis to equalize six minutes later.

Saturday’s game marked the first of five consecutive road games in June for Sporting KC, who will next travel to take on Toronto FC (5-6-3, 18 points) on Friday, June 7. The contest will kick off at 7 p.m. with live coverage on FOX Sports Kansas City Plus, FOX Sports Midwest Plus, FOX Sports GO, Sports Radio 810 WHB and ESPN Deportes KC 1480 AM.

Sporting KC, playing without captain Matt Besler and Johnny Russell who were rested, came out strong and Krisztian Nemeth won a free kick 25 yards out in the third minute, setting up Felipe Gutierrez to strike the resulting attempt high and wide of the target.

The Dynamo threatened for the first time in the 16th minute when Matias Vera lashed an effort on goal from distance that was deflected over the bar by Houston striker Mauro Manotas.

In the 20th minute, Yohan Croizet – playing on the right wing for Russell – cut inside of two challenges and struck a low shot from distance that bounced wide of the post. Sporting escaped a dangerous situation in the 31st minute when Maynor Figueroa’s strike from distance was parried away by Tim Melia before Graham Smith cleared Manotas’ rebound off the line.

As the clock ticked toward halftime, Houston winger Romell Quioto finally found some space behind the Sporting backline and surged toward goal in the penalty area, but center back Botond Barath flew in with a perfectly-timed sliding challenge to clear both ball and man away from danger.

The hosts kept pushing in the second half and Quioto had a glorious opportunity to open the scoring in the 53rd minute only to be denied by Melia, before Elis lashed the rebound inches wide of the target.

Sporting KC took the lead in the 63rd minute with a terrific finish from Croizet. Ilie Sanchez floated a ball over the top that caught Dynamo left back Adam Lundkvist on the back foot, allowing Croizet to nip in and loft a lobbed finish over Houston goalkeeper Joe Willis and into the back of the net, giving the visitors a 1-0 lead.

Sporting almost doubled the lead in the 66th minute when Ilie freed Daniel Salloi down the left wing, who in turn slid a ball across to Nemeth but his side-footed attempt skewed wide of the target.

Instead, the Dynamo pulled themselves level in the 69th minute when Figueroa’s cross was headed back across goal by A.J. DeLaGarza, allowing Elis to volley into the top corner in acrobatic fashion and level the score at 1-1.

Elis almost put the hosts ahead in the 85th minute when he met a Memo Rodriguez free kick at the far post, but his flicked header flashed wide of the post. Four minutes later, it was Sporting’s turn to almost snatch victory as Croizet spun away from his marker brilliantly only to curl his effort over the bar.

In the first minute of stoppage time, Elis fed fellow Honduran Garcia inside the area, but the veteran’s effort flew straight at Melia who was able to gather the ball at the second time of asking.

Deep into seven minutes of stoppage time, a ball pinged around the Sporting area before Rodriguez lashed a wild attempt well over the bar as Sporting saw out a 1-1 draw and picked up a valuable point on the road.

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Scrap metal catches fire on South 26th

Kansas City, Kansas, firefighters battled a three-story pile of scrap metal that caught on fire on Saturday morning in the 800 block of South 26th Street.

According to a Fire Department spokesman, crews were on the scene with excavators that assisted with removing metal as the fire was extinguished.

There were no injuries, the spokesman stated. At this time there is no estimate of damage, and the cause is unknown, according to the spokesman.