Flood, Atchison
- When
- October 17, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Atchison forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 39.532, -95.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in Kansas, October 17, 1998
Minor flooding occurred along the Delaware River in Muscotah, KS on October 17th.Delaware RiverMuscotah, KSFlood Stage 27 ftAbove Flood Stage 10/17Crest 27.91 ft
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS EAX wrote it up.
Minor flooding occurred along the Delaware River in Muscotah, KS on October 17th.Delaware RiverMuscotah, KSFlood Stage 27 ftAbove Flood Stage 10/17Crest 27.91 ft
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flooding in Texas, October 17 to 20, 1998
- Flooding in Texas, October 17 to 20, 1998
- Flood in Texas, October 17 to 20, 1998
- Flood in Texas, October 17 to 19, 1998
- Flood in Texas, October 17 to 19, 1998
- Flood in Texas, October 17 to 18, 1998
- Flood in Texas, October 17 to 18, 1998
- Flood in Texas, October 17 to 19, 1998
- Flooding in Texas, October 17 to 20, 1998
- Tornadoes in Texas, October 17, 1998
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, October 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5673112.