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River Flood Warning 111, NWS Kansas City, MO

June 4, 2026Atchison County, Holt County, Missouri

NWS Kansas City, MO issued this river flood warning at Jun 4, 2026, 4:45 PM CDT for Atchison County, Holt County, Missouri. It took effect at Jun 5, 2026, 4:05 AM CDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 4, 2026, 4:45 PM CDT (21:45 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 5, 2026, 4:05 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 5, 2026, 8:10 PM CDT
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Kansas City, MO
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties Atchison County, MO, Holt County, MO

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Tarkio River near Fairfax (FFXM7). The gauge peaked at 19.81 ft at Jun 5, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
17 ft
Moderate stage
18 ft
Major stage
25 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06813000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jun 4, 3:56 PM CDT, 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 3:56 PM CDT, 49 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 5:05 AM CDT, 11 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
0505 AM CDT Thu Jun 04 2026

KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040-
043>046-053-054-051005-
Atchison KS-Miami-Linn KS-Doniphan-Leavenworth-Wyandotte-Johnson KS-
Atchison MO-Nodaway-Worth-Gentry-Harrison-Mercer-Putnam-Schuyler-
Holt-Andrew-De Kalb-Daviess-Grundy-Sullivan-Adair-Buchanan-Clinton-
Caldwell-Livingston-Linn MO-Macon-Platte-Clay-Ray-Carroll-Chariton-
Randolph-Jackson-Lafayette-Saline-Howard-Cass-Johnson MO-Pettis-
Cooper-Bates-Henry-
0505 AM CDT Thu Jun 04 2026

This hazardous weather outlook is for northwest...north central and
west central Missouri...as well as extreme eastern Kansas.

.DAY ONE...Through tonight.

Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Please go to https://weather.gov/media/eax/DssPacket.pdf for more information on
potential weather hazards.

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Shower and storm chances today through Friday. Strong to
  severe storms are possible tonight and again late Friday.
  Heavy rain will also be possible. There is a Flash Flood Watch
  out for northwestern Missouri and far northeastern Kansas

* Warmer and humid conditions return by the end of the week,
  continuing through the 7-day forecast.

* Heat index values into the 90s, including mid-upper 90s,
  possible at times next week.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 4, 4:16 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO
416 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

MOZ001-042145-
Atchison MO-
416 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT ATCHISON COUNTY THROUGH 445 PM
CDT...

At 415 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Nemaha, or 11 miles east of Auburn, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Tarkio, Rock Port, Fairfax, Blanchard, Westboro, Watson, Indian Cave
State Park, and Phelps City.

This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 99 and 122.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 4058 9520 4048 9520 4048 9518 4046 9518
      4026 9545 4026 9555 4030 9556 4032 9566
      4034 9562 4041 9566 4046 9564 4046 9568
      4048 9570 4049 9568 4051 9569 4052 9566
      4058 9564
TIME...MOT...LOC 2115Z 229DEG 21KT 4034 9564

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

Padgett

The office that day

Everything else NWS Kansas City, MO issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 3:37 AM CDTFlood WatchEAXAndrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry and 6 more27 hr
Jun 4, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAtchison29 min
Jun 4, 4:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXHolt36 min
Jun 4, 5:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAndrew35 min
Jun 4, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXAndrew28 min
Jun 4, 6:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, DeKalb, Gentry41 min
Jun 4, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningEAXAndrew, DeKalb, Gentry47 min
Jun 4, 5:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementEAXDoniphan31 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.