Flood Warning issued for Leavenworth County, KS

Source: NOAA · Leavenworth County, Kansas

This alert is no longer in effect.

NOAA issued it on May 30, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).

Areazine synthesizes this NWS weather alert directly from NOAA's official public data feed. See our methodology for full source attribution and refresh cadence.

NWS has issued a Flood Warning for Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie in Leavenworth County from Tuesday morning to Wednesday afternoon.

Read this weather record in 30 seconds

Record type
Flood Warning
Affected area
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Issued
May 30, 2026
Issuing authority
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.

Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Leavenworth County, Kansas.

Alert Details

A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO. The alert is effective from May 18, 2026 at 8:46 PM CDT, with onset on May 19 at 8:48 AM CDT and expiration on May 19 at 9:00 AM CDT. It remains in effect until May 20 at 4:00 PM CDT.

Affected Areas

The warning covers Leavenworth County, Kansas, specifically Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie.

What You Should Do

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.

Expected Conditions

Minor flooding is forecast. The river is expected to rise above flood stage (23.0 feet) to a crest of 23.7 feet early Tuesday afternoon before falling below flood stage Tuesday afternoon. At 23.0 feet, low-lying farmland along the creek floods. At 8:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 3.2 feet.

Timeline

The alert is in effect from Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon.

Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗

All Weather Alerts →

Nationwide notices with similar length or severity timing 8

Two Areazine-derived peer sets for this NWS weather alert: nearest notices by body length and by same severity near the same agency date. Peers come from other categories so they are not the same-feed Related list above.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about this NWS weather alert.

What is this NWS weather alert about?
NWS has issued a Flood Warning for Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie in Leavenworth County from Tuesday morning to Wednesday afternoon.
Which agency issued this alert?
This alert was issued by NOAA. The original notice is available at the source link at the bottom of this article.
How severe is this alert?
This alert is classified as "high" severity. Take precautions and monitor for updates.
What area is affected?
This alert affects Leavenworth County, Kansas. Check with NOAA for the most current geographic scope.
Where can I find more Weather Alerts updates?
Browse the full Weather Alerts feed on Areazine at areazine.com/weather/ for the latest updates from NOAA and other agencies.