Flood Warning Issued for Atchison and Holt Counties, MO
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NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued a Flood Warning for the Tarkio River at Fairfax affecting Atchison and Holt Counties in Missouri until May 20 at 5:00PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Northwest Missouri
- Issued
- May 28, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwest Missouri.
Alert Details
Flood Warning issued by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO. Alert effective from May 18 at 10:12AM CDT, with onset this evening and in effect until May 20 at 5:00PM CDT.
Affected Areas
Atchison County, MO and Holt County, MO, specifically the Tarkio River at Fairfax.
What You Should Do
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas.
Expected Conditions
Moderate flooding is forecast. 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. At 25.0 feet, levees in the vicinity of Fairfax are overtopped, with flooding of farmland along with homesteads and roads.
Timeline
From this evening (May 18) to Wednesday afternoon (May 20). The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 24.9 feet tomorrow morning, then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon. Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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