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Flood Warning issued April 26 at 10:24AM CDT until April 29 at 1:15AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

…The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas…

Stranger Creek at Easton affecting Leavenworth and Atchison
Counties.

* WHAT…Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Stranger Creek at Easton.

* WHEN…From Monday afternoon to early Wednesday 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 8:30 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 2.6 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early tomorrow afternoon to a crest of 17.8 feet tomorrow
evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday
morning.
– Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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/.

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