{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.eebc1d2e3af2afce0a5a3c2a8118bbb09ca210ec.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Flood Watch issued May 18 at 1:28PM CDT until May 19 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.eebc1d2e3af2afce0a5a3c2a8118bbb09ca210ec.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO"},"word_count":157,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Flood Watch: Flood Watch issued May 18 at 1:28PM CDT until May 19 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO\n\n**Severity:** Severe\n**Certainty:** Possible\n**Urgency:** Future\n**Areas:** Atchison; Miami; Linn; Doniphan; Leavenworth; Wyandotte; Johnson; Buchanan; Clinton; Caldwell; Platte; Clay; Ray; Carroll; Chariton; Jackson; Lafayette; Saline; Howard; Cass; Johnson; Pettis; Cooper; Bates; Henry\n**Issued by:** NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T13:28:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T13:28:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-19T06:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be\npossible.\n\n* WHERE...Portions of Kansas, including the following areas, Atchison\nKS, Doniphan, Johnson KS, Leavenworth, Linn KS, Miami and Wyandotte\nand Missouri, including the following areas, Bates, Buchanan,\nCaldwell, Carroll, Cass, Chariton, Clay, Clinton, Cooper, Henry,\nHoward, Jackson, Johnson MO, Lafayette, Pettis, Platte, Ray and\nSaline.\n\n* WHEN...Through Tuesday afternoon.\n\n* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,\ncreeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...\n- Areas of heavy rainfall are likely tonight into Tuesday morning\ncreating the potential for flooding.\n- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood"}