Headline:
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 7:01PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 5:01pm
Expires:
May 19, 2026 - 5:15am
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended 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 this evening until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Levees in the vicinity of Fairfax are
overtopped. Flooding of farmland along with homesteads and roads
occurs.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 6:15 PM CDT Monday the stage was 11.1 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
this evening and continue rising to a crest of 24.8 feet tomorrow
morning.
- 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