Johnson County Flash Floods: Two Rescues, High Water
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Heavy rain in Johnson County, Missouri, triggers flash floods, leading to two water rescues. Firefighters save the day as everyone escapes unharmed. The incidents occur along southeast Y Highway and northeast twenty-three Highway, with high water lingering around Warrensburg. A reminder to avoid low-lying areas during storms.
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Kansas City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Johnson County Flash Floods: Two Rescues, High Water. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
Heavy rain overnight slammed Johnson County, Missouri, sparking flash floods that had emergency crews on high alert early Thursday morning, April. 2nd, 2026, firefighters from the Johnson County Fire Protection District rushed to two water rescues after vehicles drove into flooded roads, but luckily everyone got out safely on their own before help showed up. The first call hit at 4.43 a.m. along southeast Y Highway near South East 601 Road, a spot that rarely sees this kind of trouble. From sudden downpours, about 30 minutes later, at 5.19 a.m., another came from the 1,000 block of northeast 23 highway where the black water. River fled out multiple times a year, high water lingered around Warnsburg spots like Sandstone Country Club, U.S. 50 Highway and West Division Road, reminding folks to steer clear of low-lying areas when storms hit hard. Local news, powered by AI, this is Kansas News Today.
I'm Corey with the story.
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