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