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