Flood advisory in effect for Wyandotte County

National Weather Service graphic
National Weather Service graphic

The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for Wyandotte County and surrounding areas from 5:43 a.m. Tuesday, July 12, through 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, July 12.

Heavy rains fell in Wyandotte County this morning, with a thunderstorm. There was some hail and high winds.

Up to two inches of rain have already fallen in many areas and additional heavy rain is possible, the weather service said.

Those who encounter flooded roads are advised to turn around and not try to drive through it.

The Board of Public Utilities’ outage map showed 157 customers without power around 6 a.m. today.

The weather service said a few rounds of thunderstorms are in today’s forecast.

The first, starting around 5 a.m., is producing strong winds over much of the area.

The next round of storms is expected late this evening, with large hail and damaging winds possible in places, the weather service said.

A third storm is possible tonight with the main threat being damaging winds, according to the weather service.

With several rounds of heavy rain today, flash flooding and river flooding will be possible in areas, the weather service said.

Severe weather also will be possible Wednesday afternoon and night with damaging winds, large hail and flooding the main threats, according to the weather service.

Additional rounds of storms will be possible from Thursday through Saturday, which may lead to or worsen area river flooding, the weather service said.

Today, the high will be near 87 with a south wind of 9 mph. Tonight, there is a 60 percent chance of more showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10 p.m. and 4 a.m., according to the weather service forecast. The low will be around 72 with a south wind of 7 to 9 mph.

Wednesday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 a.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 91 with a heat index up to 102, plus south southwest winds of 9 to 14 mph, gusting to 20 mph.

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