Flood in Leavenworth, Kansas

Flood October 2, 2005 – October 5, 2005 · Leavenworth, Kansas

$2.8M

Damage as recorded

$300K

Crop damage

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

The wider storm

Torrential rains of from 7 to 9 inches caused record flooding of Stranger Creek in Easton, and near record flooding at Tonganoxie. The Stranger Creek at Easton crested at 26.00 feet, 9.00 feet above flood stage. This broke the previous high water record by one tenth of a foot. The Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie crested at 29.36 feet, or 6.36 feet above flood stage. 10,000 acres of crops had 60 percent or greater loss of crops. Several bridges and roads were washed out.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5476640. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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