Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 8:44PM CDT until May 20 at 11:23PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 6:44pm
Expires:
May 19, 2026 - 6:45am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas...
Stranger Creek at Easton affecting Leavenworth and Atchison
Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Stranger Creek at Easton.
* WHEN...From late tonight to Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 19.5 feet, Highway 192 just east of Easton is closed
due to swift current of water over the road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 8.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tonight to a crest of 19.7 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will
then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
Area Description:
Atchison, KS; Leavenworth, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov