Flood — Leavenworth, Kansas

2005-10-02 to 2005-10-05 · Leavenworth, Kansas

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5476640. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.