NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOFL.W 0208October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Leavenworth and Platte, KS and MO
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued a flood warning for Leavenworth and Platte in Kansas, Missouri, which was in force until 1:00 a.m. local time on October 5. It was the 208th river flood warning the NWS office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued in 2026. Kansas had 43 flood warnings in October 2026, against 14 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Kansas's flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 30 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
- Area
- Leavenworth and Platte
- State
- Kansas
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:45 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- In force from
- 7:00 p.m. CDT, October 3, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 a.m. CDT, October 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEAX FL.W 0208
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in Kansas since 2008Every warning type in Kansas
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The notice as issued
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas... Missouri... Missouri River at St Joseph affecting Doniphan, Andrew and Buchanan Counties. Missouri River at Napoleon affecting Ray, Jackson and Lafayette Counties. Missouri River at Waverly affecting Carroll, Saline and Lafayette Counties. Missouri River at Leavenworth affecting Leavenworth and Platte Counties. ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Missouri... Missouri River At Miami affecting Carroll, Chariton and Saline Counties. Missouri River at Glasgow affecting Saline, Chariton and Howard Counties. Missouri River at Boonville affecting Cooper, Moniteau, Howard and Boone Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Missouri River at Leavenworth. * WHEN...From Saturday evening to late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Lowland flooding occurs along the east and west banks of the river. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:30 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 9.3 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 20.0 feet Saturday evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people 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/.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.