Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 8 at 7:42PM CDT until June 11 at 1:40AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 8, 2026 - 5:42pm
Expires:
June 9, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas...
Stranger Creek at Easton affecting Leavenworth and Atchison
Counties.
Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie affecting Leavenworth County.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie.
* WHEN...From late Tuesday night to late Wednesday night.
* IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Low-lying farmland along the creek floods.
At 25.0 feet, County Highway 6 floods about 3 miles east of
Tonganoxie.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 11.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
Wednesday morning to a crest of 23.1 feet early Wednesday
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Wednesday
morning.
- Flood stage is 23.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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:
Leavenworth, KS
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov