Missouri Severe Flood Warning | Effective 09/30/2026 20:38

Headline: 
Flood Warning issued September 30 at 10:38PM CDT until October 2 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Event: 
Flood Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 30, 2026 - 8:38pm
Expires: 
October 1, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description: 
...The Flood Warning continues 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 Thursday morning to Friday evening. * 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 9:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 10.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 18.8 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening. - 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