Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 16 at 9:05PM CDT until September 18 at 1:26AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 16, 2026 - 7:05pm
Expires:
September 17, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas...
Stranger Creek at Easton affecting Leavenworth and Atchison
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Stranger Creek at Easton.
* WHEN...Until late Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Water enters low-lying fields south of
Easton. At 18.0 feet, 1st street in Easton and 231st street north
and south of Easton begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 12.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just
after midnight tonight to a crest of 17.2 feet just after
midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage just after
midnight tonight.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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