NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MOFL.W 0194October 1, 2026
Flood Warning: Atchison and Holt, MO
The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued a flood warning for Atchison and Holt in Missouri, in force until 7:36 p.m. local time on October 2. It was the 194th river flood warning the NWS office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill issued in 2026. Missouri had 21 flood warnings in October 2026, against 24 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Missouri's flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 27.6 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
- Area
- Atchison and Holt
- State
- Missouri
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:18 a.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- In force from
- 4:00 p.m. CDT, October 1, 2026
- Expires
- 7:36 p.m. CDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KEAX FL.W 0194
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Missouri... Tarkio River at Fairfax affecting Atchison and Holt Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Tarkio River at Fairfax. * WHEN...From this afternoon 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 2:15 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 12.8 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 17.3 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage this evening. - Flood stage is 17.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. This product along with additional weather and stream information is available at www.weather.gov/kc/.
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