Headline:
Flood Warning issued April 26 at 10:26AM CDT until April 29 at 8:30AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 26, 2026 - 8:26am
Expires:
April 27, 2026 - 8:30am
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill MO has issued a
Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...
Tarkio River at Fairfax affecting Holt and Atchison Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Tarkio River at Fairfax.
* WHEN...From Monday morning to Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 17.0 feet, Low-lying farm fields begin to flood.
At 18.0 feet, U.S. Highway 59 north of Fairfax begins to flood.
At 19.0 feet, Flooding begins in the vicinity of Corning.
At 25.0 feet, Levees in the vicinity of Fairfax are overtopped.
Flooding of farmland along with homesteads and roads occurs.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:15 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 6.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 23.3 feet tomorrow
evening. It will then fall below flood stage Tuesday morning.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
Area Description:
Atchison, MO; Holt, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov