Flood, Leavenworth
- When
- June 24, 12:00 AM CST to June 25, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Leavenworth forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.199, -95.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Kansas, June 24 to 25, 2000
Heavy rainfall on the evening of June 23 led to moderate flooding of Stranger Creek near Easton. 42 feet above flood stage late on the afternoon of June 24.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS EAX wrote it up.
Heavy rainfall on the evening of June 23 led to moderate flooding of Stranger Creek near Easton. The creek crested at 18.42 feet, 1.42 feet above flood stage late on the afternoon of June 24.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 24, 2000
- Heat in Alaska, June 24, 2000
- Heat in California, June 24, 2000
- Heat in Alabama, June 24, 2000
- Flooding in Iowa, June 24 to 27, 2000
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, June 24, 2000
- Flash Flood in Kansas, June 24, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Indiana, June 24, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, June 24, 2000
- Flood in Indiana, June 24, 2000
- Tornado in Illinois, June 24, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 24, 2000
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, June 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5153513.