Flood Warning Issued for Stranger Creek at Easton in Kansas
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NOAA issued it on May 28, 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 at Easton affecting Leavenworth and Atchison Counties in Kansas from late tonight through Thursday morning.
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- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Atchison and Leavenworth Counties, Kansas
- Issued
- May 28, 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 Atchison and Leavenworth Counties, 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 at 12:35PM CDT and remains in effect until May 21 at 7:00AM CDT.
Affected Areas
Stranger Creek at Easton affecting Leavenworth and Atchison Counties in Kansas.
What You Should Do
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas.
Expected Conditions
Moderate flooding is forecast. At 18.0 feet, 1st street in Easton and 231st street north and south of Easton begin to flood. At 19.5 feet, Highway 192 just east of Easton is closed due to swift current of water over the road. At 20.0 feet, all roads out of Easton except for highway 192 west of 231st street in Easton are closed. Water covers Millwood Road, 3 miles north of Easton with 6 inches of water across the eastbound lane. At 21.5 feet, most of Easton east of 231st Street floods, a campground floods, several homes experience water on the first floor, and water nearly surrounds but does not enter the former Easton grade school.
Timeline
The river will rise above flood stage late tonight to 21.1 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Wednesday morning. Flood stage is 17.0 feet. The warning is in effect from late tonight to Thursday morning.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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