Flash flood warnings were issued for multiple areas of the metro, including Independence, Raytown, and Blue Springs.

Storm drains along Interstate 435, a beltway that encircles most of the Kansas City metropolitan area, were unable to keep up during the deluge, he said, causing the highway to flood. Most of the rescues from vehicles took place at the highway’s 23rd St. exit, he said.

As of 8:40 a.m., the National Weather Service canceled a flash flood warning for parts of Buchanan, Carroll, Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte and Ray counties in Missouri and Johnson, Atchison and Leavenworth counties in Kansas.