Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 19 at 1:18AM CDT until May 20 at 8:55PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 11:18pm
Expires:
May 19, 2026 - 11:30am
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 this morning to Wednesday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, 1st street in Easton and 231st street north
and south of Easton begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:30 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 11.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this
morning to a crest of 18.7 feet this afternoon. It will then fall
below flood stage this 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