Flood Warning: Atchison, KS; Leavenworth, KS

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Flood Warning — Atchison, KS; Leavenworth, KS Severity: Severe. Certainty: Likely. ...The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas... Stranger Creek at Easton affecting Atchison and Leavenworth Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Stranger Creek at Easton. * WHEN...From Thursday morning to Saturday 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1:30 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 4.2 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 18.8 feet tomorrow evening. It will then fall below flood stage Friday morning. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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