KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Hours of overnight rain caused concern early Friday morning for drivers. The Missouri Department of Transportation reported water standing in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 at the Benton Curve heading into downtown. Water is also standing on I-70 near Noland Road in Independence as of 4 a.m.

Torrential rainfall from active thunderstorms is causing widespread flash flooding across a 1,000-mile stretch of the Plains and Midwest on Friday, with Kansas City particularly hard hit.

Very heavy thunderstorms are slowly moving through Johnson county into western Jackson and southern Wyandotte counties. There is quite a bit of runoff with 2-3” per hour rainfall rate. Flash flooding is possible the next 1-2 hours. ⁦ @KSHB41 ⁩ pic.twitter.com/7p0VDC6WE2

A gentle creek running through the entrance to the Miami County Fair on Friday night looked like a large pond.

Additional rain and thunderstorms will move in Friday evening, potentially leading to more flooding and severe weather.

A flood watch is in effect from Thursday afternoon into Friday morning for the Kansas City area, including Johnson, Leavenworth, Miami, and Wyandotte counties in Kansas, as well as Cass, Clay, Clinton, Jackson, Johnson, Platte, and Ray counties in Missouri.

Flood Warning for the metro in effect until noon. We see another round of scattered rain, storms, flooding potential set up later this evening.