The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for Thursday for the Kansas River at 23rd Street in Kansas City, Kansas.
Minor flooding is forecast. The flood warning will be in effect Thursday afternoon through late Saturday night, according to the weather service. The forecast changed from this morning, after rainfall.
At 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, the Kansas River at 23rd Street was at 31.2 feet, at a place where flood stage is 33 feet, the weather service stated. This location is at Kansas Avenue in the Armourdale area, at the state line.
The Kansas River is forecast to rise above flood stage by early Thursday afternoon and continue to rise near 33.7 feet by Friday morning, according to the weather service.
The river is projected to fall below flood stage by Saturday.
At 33 feet, undeveloped woodland along the river and outside of levee protection is flooded. No flooding of areas behind the levees is expected, the weather service stated.
Wyandotte County also is under a flood warning from the area of the Missouri River at Parkville, until March 26, according to the weather service.
Moderate flooding is occurring at Parkville, Missouri, across from Kansas City, Kansas. The Wolcott levees in Kansas City, Kansas, will be at risk of overtopping at 32 feet and 32.5 feet, according to the weather service. The Missouri River was at 29.6 feet Tuesday morning. The Missouri River may rise to 33.4 feet by Friday morning.
The Missouri River at Kansas City is not under a flood warning at this time, and is in the action stage. At this time, it is projected to rise to 31.9 feet on Friday, where 32 feet is flood stage. It is currently at 29.36 feet.
All river level projections are subject to change, depending on the flow from upstream and also upon rainfall.
Residents are asked not to drive through flowing water. As little as 6 inches of water can cause drivers to lose control of the vehicle. Two feet of water will carry most vehicles away.
For more information, visit https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=eax&wwa=flood%20warning.