Headline:
Flood Warning issued October 2 at 2:18AM CDT until October 3 at 10:36PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
October 2, 2026 - 12:18am
Expires:
October 3, 2026 - 12:30am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended 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 early this morning to Saturday evening.
* 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 1:30 AM CDT Friday the stage was 17.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage early
this morning to a crest of 24.8 feet this afternoon. It will then
fall below flood stage late this evening.
- 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