Flooding washes through parts of Kansas City

Flooding washes through parts of Kansas City

POLICE -- AS THEY REVIEWTRAINING PROTOCOL.BUT FIRST -- TURNINGROADS INTO RIVERS.FLASH FLOODING QUICKLYENGULFED SEVERALPARTS OF THE METROTODAY.IN WESTPORT - CARSSTUCK IN THEDECEPTIVELY DEEPFLOODWATERS -- AFTERHOURS OF RAIN.IT ALL HAPPENED SOQUICKLY - AND THENWATER RECEDED ALMOSTAS FAST.BUT NOT BEFORE LEAVINGDAMAGE BEHIND.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ARIELROTHFIELD GIVES US ACLOSER LOOK.RIGHT OFF OF 31STSTREET,PAT JONES KNOWS ATHING OR TWO ABOUTHEATING..

COOLING ANDnow FLOODINGPat Jones/ Patrick's Heating andCooling SupplyWater gets to the second stepwhich is probably a foot, a footand a halfAFTER A HEAVYDOWNPOUR THURSDAY,HIS PARKING LOT AND THEINTERSECTION OF 31STAND ROANOKERESEMBLED MORE OR ARIVER THAN A BUSYSTREETTHE WATER TRAPPINGCARSPat Jones/ Patrick's Heating andCooling SupplyWe try to say hey don't gothrough here and they justkeep goingRECEDING SLOWLYONLY WHEN THE RAINSTOPPEDA ROUTINE PAT'S BECOMEFAMILIAR WITHPat Jones/ Patrick's Heating andCooling SupplyThe drainage system doesn'twork properly and they aretrying to fix thatA 151 MILLION DOLLAR FIXTHE CITY WATERDEPARTMENT AND THE USARMY CORPS OFENGINEERS HAVE BEENWORKING ON SINCE2017THIS PHASE IS EXPECTEDTO BE COMPLETED BY 20-21Ariel Rothfield/ 41 Action NewsIt's not just businesses thatare affected by flooding.Neighbors are too and theyare frustrated after seeingtheir driveways andbasements covered with waterKellie Beargie/ WaldoI had gotten some video fromour doorbell and I realized therain was worse than what IthoughtKELLIE BEARGIE LOVESEVERYTHING ABOUT HERHOME, EXCEPT THEBASEMENTWHERE THE WASHINGMACHINE HAS TO BEELEVATED ANDEVERYTHING ELSE PUT INBOXESBECAUSE OF THE WATERTHAT ALWAYS POURS INKellie Beargie/ WaldoIt take about two hours for thetwo of us to spray everythingdown with bleach, bleachwater solution.

And set upsome box fans to dryeverything out and keepeverything upstairs to dry outBELIEVING IT'S RELATEDTO A SMALL SEWER INTAKEGRATE UP THE ROADSHE FILLED OUT A PUBLICIMPROVEMENT ADVISORYCOMMITTEE REQUEST IN20-17, TO FIX ITTHE STATUS SAYS"APPROVED" BUT KELLIESAYS SHE'S STILL WAITINGKellie Beargie/ WaldoYou can't stop the rain, that'snot feasible.

But keeping it outof our basements there has tobe something we can doUNTIL THEN BOTH SHE ANDPAT ARE HOPING FORCLEARER SKIESREPORTING IN KANSASCITY.ARIEL ROTHFIELD.