Strong thunderstorms with bright flashes of lightning and loud booms of thunder rolled through the Kansas City are overnight, drenching the metro with more than an inch of rain in a matter of hours.
At Kansas City International Airport, 1.48 inches of rain fell between midnight and 8 a.m. Monday. Meanwhile, 1.79 inches of rain fell at Kansas City Downtown Airport–Wheeler Field during that same period, according to automated weather observing systems at area airports.
Other areas in Missouri that saw heavy rains included 1.36 inches at St. Joseph, 1.16 inches at Lee’s Summit, 1.14 inches at Sedalia, 1.1 inches at Warrensburg and 1.07 inches at Whiteman Air Force Base…