The Missouri River is not expected to reach any flood stage in Kansas City, but is predicted to cause moderate flooding downstream in Napoleon and Miami, Missouri. The major river has already risen 5 feet, and is forecasted to rise another 3 feet before its crest at around 7 p.m.

A slow-developing, broad area of low pressure located over the far northern portion of the Gulf is threatening to bring heavy rain and flooding.

A tropical disturbance that made its way from Florida is now over the northern Gulf and is expected to bring heavy rain and flash flooding to the region on Thursday and Friday.

The Kansas City metro remains under a flash flood warning through 1 p.m. Thursday following overnight thunderstorms that brought a record-breaking downpour.

On Thursday at 5:40 p.m. the NWS Raleigh NC issued a flash flood warning in effect until 8:45 p.m. for Davidson and Forsyth counties.

The Center Valley area in Upper Saucon Township, where flooding was reported along Route 309, had a recorded 6 inches of rainfall, making it the highest rainfall total in the Lehigh Valley, according to the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey. Other areas had about 1 or 2 inches of rain.

The record rainfall has led to flash flooding in some areas, and the Kansas City Fire Department reported that it has performed 23 water rescues that began shortly after rainfall started Wednesday evening through 8 a.m. Thursday, according to spokesperson Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins.