Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 4 at 4:45PM CDT until June 6 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
June 4, 2026 - 2:45pm
Expires:
June 5, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has
issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri...
Tarkio River at Fairfax affecting Atchison and Holt Counties.
This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Tarkio River at Fairfax.
* WHEN...From Friday morning to Saturday afternoon.
* 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 8.4 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tomorrow morning to a crest of 18.3 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Area Description:
Atchison, MO; Holt, MO
Forcast Office:
NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov