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River Flood Warning 166, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 21, 2026Atchison County, Leavenworth County, Kansas

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Jun 21, 2026, 9:42 AM CDT for Atchison County, Leavenworth County, Kansas. It took effect at Jun 22, 2026, 5:57 AM CDT. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 21, 2026, 9:42 AM CDT (14:42 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 22, 2026, 5:57 AM CDT
Expired: Jun 23, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT
In force: 28 hr
Issued by: NWS Kansas City, MO
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Atchison County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Stranger Creek at Easton (ESTK1). The gauge peaked at 11.55 ft at Jun 21, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 17 ft
Moderate stage: 18 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06891850, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 21, 6:13 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 6:13 AM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 5:05 AM CDT, 4 hours 37 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 21, 6:12 AM CDT, 3 hours 30 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 20, 7:59 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cass, Henry, Johnson	20 hr
Jun 20, 8:29 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper, Saline	14 hr
Jun 20, 8:37 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Linn, Livingston	36 hr
Jun 20, 8:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Cooper	17 hr
Jun 21, 2:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Andrew, Holt	5 hr
Jun 21, 2:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Buchanan	48 min
Jun 21, 3:13 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Platte	5 hr
Jun 21, 3:26 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Platte	3 hr
Jun 21, 3:40 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	DeKalb	50 min
Jun 21, 4:23 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Clay, Clinton, Platte	3 hr
Jun 21, 4:42 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	EAX	Clay, Platte	4 hr
Jun 21, 4:47 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Andrew, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb	3 hr
Jun 21, 4:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Bates, Cass	41 min
Jun 21, 5:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Bates, Cass, Henry, Johnson	36 min
Jun 21, 5:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Cass, Jackson	3 hr
Jun 21, 5:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Henry, Johnson	38 min
Jun 21, 6:11 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Daviess, DeKalb, Grundy and 3 more	3 hr
Jun 21, 6:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Pettis, Saline	48 min
Jun 21, 6:16 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Carroll	44 min
Jun 21, 6:51 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Cooper, Howard	39 min
Jun 21, 6:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Chariton, Linn	52 min
Jun 21, 7:22 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Randolph	38 min
Jun 21, 7:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Macon	45 min
Jun 21, 9:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Jackson, Lafayette, Ray	12 hr
Jun 21, 9:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Lafayette, Saline	12 hr
Jun 21, 9:51 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Carroll, Chariton, Saline	12 hr
Jun 20, 11:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	EAX	Doniphan	37 min
Jun 21, 1:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Atchison	42 min
Jun 21, 2:03 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	EAX	Atchison	5 hr
Jun 21, 2:09 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Doniphan	51 min
Jun 21, 3:01 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Leavenworth	44 min
Jun 21, 3:56 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Leavenworth	49 min
Jun 21, 4:45 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	EAX	Wyandotte	45 min
Jun 21, 9:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Atchison	39 hr
Jun 21, 9:42 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	EAX	Leavenworth	41 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.