Active AlertsLafayette

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.