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.

KCKFD says that the 60-year-old woman was living in a camp near Hillside Crossing trailer park at 6300 State Avenue when she was swept into a nearby creek.