Flood Warning

...The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Kansas...

Delaware River near Muscotah affecting Atchison County.

Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie affecting Leavenworth County.

Stranger Creek at Easton affecting Atchison and Leavenworth Counties.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Stranger Creek at Easton.

* WHEN...From late tonight to Tuesday 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 5.7 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tonight to a crest of 17.5 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood