Flood — Atchison, Missouri

2007-05-06 to 2007-05-10 · near Tarkio Gould Muni Ar, Atchison, Missouri

Event narrative

The Tarkio River near Fairfax crested at 25.78 feet, or 8.78 feet above flood stage. This was its highest crest ever and occurred on May 7, 2007. Major flooding in the communities of Fairfax and Tarkio. Numerous homes and businesses suffered flood damage. A levee break just upstream of Fairfax contributed to the flood damage.

Wider weather episode

A slow moving cold front and upper level storm system, combined to bring severe thunderstorms and heavy rains to the region, late on May 5th through May 6th, 2007. Several rounds of heavy rain were observed across northwest Missouri, from near St. Joseph, north to Tarkio, and east to Bethany. Rainfall amounts of from 5 to 9 inches were observed in this area. The heavy rains caused many rivers to flood, with levels not observed since the great flood of 1993. In fact...the Tarkio River near Fairfax had its highest crest ever.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 69345. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.