Already under a tornado watch, the Kansas City metro, along with parts of Missouri and Kansas, were issued a flash flood warning Monday afternoon as severe thunderstorms and quarter-sized hail pelted the area, according to the National Weather Service.
The Missouri counties of Cass, Clay, Jackson, and Platte, and the Kansas counties of Johnson, Leavenworth, and Wyandotte remain under a flash flood warning until 8:15 p.m. A flash flood warning has also been issued to Cameron, Plattsburg, and Lathrop in Missouri until 8:30 p.m.
More than 1.8 million people could be affected by the flood warning…