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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- High water and scattered power outages are making travel difficult for drivers in the KC area.
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flash flood warning is in effect for several counties in the metro area. Some of those counties will remain under a flood warning through most of the week.
Leavenworth Police Chief Pat Kitchens said the Veteran's Thrift Store on Spruce Street saw flooding on Monday, and that his city received more than 5 inches of rain before Monday morning.
In Platte County, flooding was reported at 11 a.m. along the Platte River at Platte City and at Sharp Station.
In Kansas City, Kan. the intersections of 11th Street and Ohio Avenue and 11th Street and Minnesota Avenue were reported closed at about 11:30 a.m. because of high water.
A flash flood warning has also been issued for the Fishing River near Mosby, Mo.
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National Weather Service reminds travelers not to drive through flowing water. They say nearly half of all flood fatalities are vehicle related, and you can lose control of your vehicle in as little as 6 incheas of water. Two feet of water will carry most vehicles away.
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The NBC Action Weather Team says the wet start to the work week is a sign of things to come the rest of this week.
A large area of thunderstorms is moved through the Kansas City area and will continue to bring consistent rainfall for much of the region on Monday.
Even when the rain stops this afternoon, the chance for more thunderstorms is possible, but the storms would be more widely scattered.
When it’s not raining Monday, it will be warm and humid, with a high temperature hitting 81.
We might get a slight break from the storms Tuesday, with the heaviest of the rain heading south of Kansas City, but Wednesday and Thursday are shaping up to be rain-filled as well.
The rain will be heavy at times, with some locations picking up 2 to 5 inches over the next four days.
