A flood warning for Wyandotte County has been extended through 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, according to the National Weather Service.
Other area counties also are on the flood warning list, including Leavenworth County, southeastern Atchison County, northern Miami County, Johnson County,, Kan., northern Henry County, northwestern Pettis County, Jackson County, Johnson County, Mo., Cass County, Clay County and southwestern Clinton County.
According to the weather service, law enforcement officers have reported flooding along several area rivers, creeks and streams. Water has been reported over many roads.
A check of the NOAA hydrology charts on Tuesday evening showed the Kansas River and Missouri River are not in flood stage, and have started to recede. They did not reach flood stage on Monday and Tuesday, according to the charts. Turkey Creek has receded to 48.6 feet on Tuesday evening, after reaching a high of 55.5 feet on Monday. Flood stage for Turkey Creek is 61 feet.
Other streams and creeks, however, such as Stranger Creek in Easton, in Leavenworth County, were in flood stage on Tuesday.
Drivers who encounter flooded roads should turn around and not try to drive through them, the weather service said.