Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 3 at 9:27AM CDT until June 5 at 10:20AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 3, 2025 - 7:27am
Expires:
June 4, 2025 - 7:30am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...
Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie affecting Leavenworth County.
...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in Kansas...
Stranger Creek at Easton affecting Atchison and Leavenworth
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie.
* WHEN...From late tonight to late Thursday 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 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 2.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
just after midnight tonight to a crest of 24.0 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