Flood Warning issued April 2 at 5:16AM CDT until April 2 at 2:15PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE…Portions of central and west central Missouri, including
the following counties, in central Missouri, Cooper, Pettis and
Saline. In west central Missouri, Henry, Johnson and Lafayette.

* WHEN…Until 215 PM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. It will take
several hours for all the water from these storms to work through
local drainage systems.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 511 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated the heaviest rainfall
had moved east of the warned area. Flooding is ongoing due to
the runoff from earlier heavy rainfall overnight. Between 2
and 4 inches of rain have fallen.
– Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in
the warned area.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Sedalia, Warrensburg, Marshall, Clinton, Windsor, Knob
Noster, Concordia, Sweet Springs, Whiteman Air Force Base, La
Monte, Smithton, Green Ridge, Calhoun, Otterville, Houstonia,
Whiteman Afb, Coal, Emma, Nelson and Hughesville.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.