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Flood Warning issued June 4 at 4:45PM CDT until June 6 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

…The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has
issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Missouri…

Tarkio River at Fairfax affecting Atchison and Holt Counties.

This product along with additional weather and stream information is
available at www.weather.gov/kc/.

* WHAT…Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE…Tarkio River at Fairfax.

* WHEN…From Friday morning to Saturday afternoon.

* 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 4:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 8.4 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tomorrow morning to a crest of 18.3 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
afternoon.
– Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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