severe · immediate · observed
Flood Warning
Leavenworth, KS
Issued Oct 1, 9:04 PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO · in effect until Oct 3, 10:45 AM 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 1 at 9:04PM CDT until October 3 at 10:45AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
...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