Downpours bring heavy rainfall to parts of Kansas City. How much rain fell overnight?

Robert A. Cronkleton

August 12, 2024 at 9:29 a.m.·2 min read

A swath of showers and downpours brought between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain — in some cases more — to parts of the Kansas City area overnight, and more rain will be possible Monday morning.

“Ongoing areas of rainfall will continue through mid- to late morning, mainly across northern and eastern Missouri,” according to the National Weather Service. Severe storms are not expected, but locally heavy rainfall will be possible with some minor flooding.

In the Kansas City area, a few off-an-on showers were popping up during the morning’s rush hour, ending before noon.

Afternoon temperatures are expected to be in the low 80s, a few degrees shy of the 88 degrees that Kansas City typically sees this time of year.

Rainfall totals from overnight storms

Storms moved across the Kansas City metro, but rainfall was hit-and-miss. Rainfall totals for the 24 hours ending at 7:30 a.m. ranged from zero to 3.34 inches, according to rainfall data from Stormwatch.com, which collects information from automated rain gauges across Kansas City.

Johnson County saw the heaviest rain, with 3.34 inches falling near 67th and Caenen streets in Shawnee, 2.88 inches at 67th Street at Turkey Creek in Merriam and 2.72 inches at Mission Road at Indian Creek in Leawood.

More than a dozen other rain gauges reported rainfall totals exceeding 2 inches.

More storms looming

According to the weather service, additional rounds and showers are expected on Tuesday and Wednesday. While severe weather is not expected, some areas could see moderate to heavy rainfall.

Generally, between .25 and .75 inches of rain is expected from just west of Kansas City to Springfield, Missouri. However, areas that see persistent rainfall could have flooding.

Temperatures will be cooler on Tuesday, climbing to the mid-70s in the afternoon.

The August heat returns on Wednesday, with temperatures climbing into the low 90s and heat index values soaring to 100 to 105 degrees in the afternoon over eastern Kansas and western Missouri, the weather service said.

Additional rounds of rain are possible for the end of the week.

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