What is happening
...The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas... Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie affecting Leavenworth County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie. * WHEN...From late tonight to Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, Low-lying farmland along the creek floods. At 25.0 feet, County Highway 6 floods about 3 miles east of Tonganoxie. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 6:30 PM CST Tuesday the stage was 10.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 23.2 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 23.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Official instructions
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/.
