severe · immediate · observed
Flood Warning
Leavenworth, KS
Issued Oct 2, 2:18 AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO · in effect until Oct 3, 10:36 PM CDT
What to do
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/.
Official text
Flood Warning issued October 2 at 2:18AM CDT until October 3 at 10:36PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
...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