Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 21 at 9:42AM CDT until June 23 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 21, 2026 - 7:42am
Expires:
June 22, 2026 - 7:45am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has
issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...
Delaware River near Muscotah affecting Atchison County.
Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie affecting Leavenworth County.
Stranger Creek at Easton affecting Atchison and Leavenworth
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie.
* WHEN...From this afternoon to late Monday night.
* 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 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 13.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this afternoon to a crest of 24.3 feet this evening. It will then
fall below flood stage late tonight.
- 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.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
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
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