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Cleanup of a diesel spill continued Thursday, two days after a fuel truck rolled onto its side near Tonganoxie, Sheriff’s Office officials said.
The crash was reported at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday at Tonganoxie Drive and 199th Street.
A 43-year-old man was driving Freightliner truck north on Tonganoxie Drive, which is County Road 5. The truck was hauling a fuel tank, according to Leavenworth County Undersheriff Jim Sherley.
The truck’s passenger-side tires went off the roadway. The driver attempted to correct the problem, but he apparently lost control of the vehicle.
The truck rolled onto its side and then struck a southbound Ford F-250 pickup truck, according to Sherley.
Stranger Creek is back within its banks after flooding last week.
But additional rain over the next few days could lead to more flooding, according to Chuck Magaha, director of Leavenworth County Emergency Management.
Stranger Creek floods in Easton area
Rainfall over the weekend caused Stranger Creek to flood in the Easton area.
The creek had dropped below its flood stage Monday afternoon. But with additional rainfall in the forecast for this week, Leavenworth County Emergency Management Director Chuck Magaha said his office will continue to monitor creeks in the area.
“We’ll definitely be monitoring the creeks for the next several days,” he said.
Magaha said rainfall from over the weekend ranged from 1.25 inches to about two inches in Leavenworth County. He said other nearby counties had more significant amounts of rainfall.
Stranger Creek, which flows from the north end of the Leavenworth County to the south end, began to rise Sunday in the Easton area. The creek crested at 18.19 feet around 6:30 a.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
The Leavenworth Times
While thunderstorms may be possible this weekend, the local emergency management director thinks the risk of severe weather will be low.
Chuck Magaha, director of Leavenworth County Emergency Management, said more severe weather likely will stay west of Leavenworth County.
Magaha said there is still a chance local residents could see a strong thunderstorm with 50-60 mph winds and hail.
He said a series of storms over the weekend may result in one to two inches of rain.
“It’s going to be a wet weekend,” he said.
Magaha said the rainfall could lead to minor flooding along creeks and tributaries.
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Despite a flash flood warning, the local emergency management director says he does not know of any major flooding problems resulting from a storm that passed through Leavenworth County on Wednesday.
The warning was issued Wednesday afternoon by the National Weather Service.
Leavenworth County Emergency Management Chuck Magaha said he recorded 1.78 inches of rain at one location in the county.
He referred to Wednesday’s storm as a general springtime thunderstorm.
Showers and thunderstorms may return Sunday, and chances for rain may continue through Tuesday, according to a NWS forecast for the city of Leavenworth.
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