Massive flooding in Worth County followed severe storms that struck Saturday and then Monday. They affected everything from city streets to county roads and state highways. This was in addition to the five inches of rain that struck some parts of the county Saturday night. Sheridan experienced heavy hail. There was not as much hail Monday in Sheridan, but the hailstones that did strike were much bigger in diameter.
Abby Hawk, Emergency Management Director, posted on Facebook that it is dangerous to drive through water covering a roadway during flooding. She says it can be deceptive how deep the water is. It can be impossible to tell if the road has been washed out. It only takes a small amount of moving water to completely wash a vehicle off the roadway.
The night can make it even more dangerous to travel on flooded roadways. It is nearly impossible to see if a flooded roadway is safe to drive over.
A flood watch remained in effect for the area until Tuesday morning. Rain continued to fall along with thunder and heavy lightning even after the danger of severe storms had passed.
As the danger passed for the area, the region west of Kansas City was hit especially hard. There were wind gusts exceeding 70 mph reported by KMBC viewers and heavy lightning near St. Joseph.
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