High water ponded near the entrance to the Lawrence Regional Airport on April 27, 2026. Water rushes over the Bowersock Dam on the Kansas River on April 27, 2026. Mud Creek, just north of the Lawrence Regional Airport, was swollen on April 27, 2026.

Multiple school districts have announced delayed starts on Monday morning as severe storms and flash flooding impacted communities across the Kansas City area.

The earthquake was reported shortly after 7:45 a.m.

P.M. APRIL 27 After strong thunderstorms over the weekend and early morning Monday, Lawrence and surrounding areas received somewhere between four to five inches of rain within the last week — well above the average monthly totals.

Confidence has grown that we’ll see a significant storm threat Sunday evening and overnight into Monday morning.

City officials are urging drivers to give themselves extra time to get downtown on Monday morning, April 27, as movie filming is closing roads.

A major accident in Irving Park on the city’s North Side early Monday morning has closed West Irving Park Road between North Kimball Avenue and North Spaulding Avenue as the morning commute got underway.

ST. LOUIS – We are waking up to rain and thunderstorms Monday morning. These storms are producing frequent lightning, heavy rainfall and some hail. Scattered rain and a couple of thunderstorms will continue past sunrise through about 9 a.