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Severe thunderstorms, flash flooding threats this weekend
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Flash flood warnings were issued for multiple areas of the metro, including Independence, Raytown, and Blue Springs.
Heavy rain overnight Thursday and into early morning Friday led to damages and road closures in Benton County.
A slow-developing, broad area of low pressure located over the far northern portion of the Gulf is threatening to bring heavy rain and flooding.
Another round of showers and thunderstorms moved across the Mid-Atlantic Tuesday after intense rain set off dangerous flash flooding from Virginia to New York on Monday, leaving at least two dead and prompting dozens of rescues as water overwhelmed roads and subways.
EDT on Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued a flood advisory in effect until 9 p.m. EDT for Genesee and Saginaw counties.
The overnight storms that struck the Burnett and Washburn Counties of Wisconsin dropped between one and 6.5 inches of rain.
Some flooding may have crept close to streets in Historic Ellicott City over the last few days, but it was nothing compared to the devastation Main Street has had in the past.
At a news conference Monday, state officials said 101 people remain missing, including 97 in the Kerrville area.