Jun 23, 1999
Thunderstorms developed explosively over the Kansas City metro area during the late morning hours. Storms continued to back-build and dump heavy rain on the area into early afternoon. Kansas City International received 1.85 inches of rain between 10 am and 1 pm, and a total of 2.04 inches for the day. Gladstone reported 3.76 inches of rain for the day, and 2.19 inches of rainfall was reported in Blue Springs. Many roads in and around Kansas City had to be closed for several hours due to hig
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5706399). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Clay County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.