Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 1 at 9:04PM CDT until October 3 at 10:45AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 1, 2026 - 7:04pm
Expires:
October 2, 2026 - 7:15pm
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 tonight to Saturday morning.
* 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 8:30 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 11.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tonight to a crest of 23.5 feet tomorrow morning. It will then
fall below flood stage late tomorrow 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.
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