Headline:
Flood Warning issued June 5 at 9:08AM CDT until June 8 at 5:54AM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 5, 2026 - 7:08am
Expires:
June 6, 2026 - 7:15am
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 occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Tarkio River at Fairfax.
* WHEN...Until early Monday 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 AM CDT Friday the stage was 19.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 21.3 feet this afternoon.
It will then fall below flood stage late this evening to 13.6
feet tomorrow morning. It will rise above flood stage
tomorrow afternoon to 18.8 feet early Sunday morning. It will
then fall below flood stage again early Sunday 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.
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