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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 362 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN KANSAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL KANSAS JOHNSON LINN MIAMI IN NORTHEAST KANSAS ATCHISON LEAVENWORTH WYANDOTTE IN MISSOURI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI BATES CASS CLAY JACKSON PLATTE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADRIAN, ATCHISON, BELTON, BUTLER, EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, FORT LEAVENWORTH, GLADSTONE, HARRISONVILLE, INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS CITY KANSAS, KEARNEY, LA CYGNE, LANSING, LEAVENWORTH, LENEXA, LIBERTY, LOUISBURG, MOUND CITY, OLATHE, OSAWATOMIE, OVERLAND PARK, PAOLA, PARKVILLE, PLATTE CITY, PLEASANT HILL, PLEASANTON, RAYMORE, RICH HILL, RIVERSIDE, SHAWNEE, STANLEY, WEATHERBY LAKE, AND WESTON.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of Kansas, including the following areas, Atchison KS, Doniphan, Johnson KS, Leavenworth, Linn KS, Miami and Wyandotte and Missouri, including the following areas, Adair, Andrew, Atchison MO, Bates, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Clay, Clinton, Cooper, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Henry, Holt, Howard, Jackson, Johnson MO, Lafayette, Linn MO, Livingston, Macon, Mercer, Nodaway, Pettis, Platte, Putnam, Randolph, Ray, Saline, Schuyler, Sullivan and Worth. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A tropical airmass combined with expected thunderstorm development will make for higher rain rates that can lead to flooding. http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

At 355 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Winchester to near McLouth to near Tonganoxie. Movement was east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Leavenworth, Lansing, Bonner Springs, Tonganoxie, Basehor, Edwardsville, Kansas City, Reno, Fairmount, Jarbalo, and Piper. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Kansas between mile markers 410 and 412. Interstate 435 between mile markers 9 and 16. Kansas Turnpike between mile markers 210 and 226.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for northeastern and east central Kansas...and west central Missouri.