Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
Issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO
340 WGUS83 KEAX 081548 FLSEAX Flood Statement National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 1048 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024 ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Kansas... Stranger Creek at Easton affecting Leavenworth and Atchison Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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/. && KSC005-103-091600- /O.EXT.KEAX.FL.W.0077.240608T1622Z-240610T0900Z/ /ESTK1.2.ER.240608T1622Z.240608T1800Z.240609T0900Z.NO/ 1048 AM CDT Sat Jun 8 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Stranger Creek at Easton. * WHEN...Until early Monday morning. * IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Water enters low-lying fields south of Easton. 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. In addition, water covers Millwood Road, 3 miles north of Easton. Water depth is 6 inches across the eastbound lane. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:30 AM CDT Saturday the stage was 16.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this morning to a crest of 18.9 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tonight. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && Fld Obs Forecasts Location Stg Stg Day/Time Sat Sun Sun 1pm 1am 1pm Stranger Creek Easton 17.0 16.0 Sat 10am 18.9 17.7 14.1 && LAT...LON 3947 9519 3948 9511 3920 9500 3918 9511 $$ MK