Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 10:12AM CDT until May 20 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 8:12am
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has
issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...
102 River at Rosendale affecting Andrew and Buchanan Counties.
102 River at Maryville affecting Andrew and Nodaway Counties.
Tarkio River at Fairfax affecting Holt and Atchison Counties.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Tarkio River at Fairfax.
* WHEN...From this evening to Wednesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...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 Monday the stage was 10.9 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this evening to a crest of 24.9 feet tomorrow morning. It will
then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars
through flooded areas.
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