Atchison storm history

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 upstr…

Coop Observer near Rock Port reports 4.12 inches of rain from the night of June 23 into the morning of June 24.

The ASOS at St. Joseph airport reported a minimum wind chill of 23 degrees below zero at 8z on Feb 20th (temp of minus 7). Wind chills of -17 or colder were reported for multiple time frames between Feb 18 and Feb 20.

Atchison County received 5 plus inches of snow across the entire county. A Cocorahs observer in western Atchison County reported 6.5. Rock Port received 8 of snow. Fairfax and Tarkio reported around 6 of snow.

A major winter storm impacted the region Saturday Jan 4th through late night Sunday Jan 5th/early morning Monday Jan 6th. For Atchison County, major impacts occurred during the morning and afternoon hours of Sunday Jan 5th, when moderate to heavy snow fell. The emergency manager …

D2 drought carried over from October in Atchison County, but drought improved to better than D2 with the Nov 5th issuance of the drought monitor.

Downed power poles near Clay Street and Calhoun Street.

Downed wires and widespread power outages in southeastern Atchison County.

Private weather station recorded 58 mph wind gust.

Multiple reports of a tornado near the Missouri River northwest of Corning. Radar imagery paired with various photos and videos suggests it was about one mile east of the Missouri River west of the intersection of Route Z and I Avenue. With no damage, will go down as a brief EF u…

Measured gust of 76 mph from a personal weather station NW of Corning.

Personal weather station measured 63 mph wind gust.

Quarter size hail reported just northwest of Corning along Interstate 29.

The nearest ASOS site to Atchison County was Falls City NE Airport. The high and low temperatures at Falls City airport were as follows: Jan 12: High: 20 Low: 1 Jan 13: High: 3 Low: -13 Jan 14: High: -6 Low: -14 Jan 15: High: 3 Low: -13 Jan 16: High: 10 Low: -7 Jan 19: High: 8 Lo…

Max heat indices during the afternoons of August 19th through August 25th, 2023 primarily ranged from the 110 to 120 degree range.

Wind gusts up to 60 mph were estimated in Tarkio as a squall line moved through town.

Estimated 60 mph at this location.

Quarter sized hail was reported north of Rock Port.

Golf ball sized hail was reported in Westboro.

A winter weather system brought 6+ inches of snow to Atchison County on Feb 16th. Rockport received 6 per a CoCoRaHS observation.

February began with D2 drought across much of Atchison County, MO. Precipitation in early to mid February finally ended the D2 drought by the Feb 21st US Drought Monitor update.

The D2 drought that began in fall 2022 continued through January 2023 in Atchison County, MO.

An arctic air mass sent temperatures below zero along with strong winds. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -30 to -40 degrees between roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23.

D2 Drought continued through all of December in Atchison County, MO.

Significant precipitation deficits over the previous several months yielding D2 drought conditions continuing through November.

Significant precipitation deficits over the summer months and continuing into fall led to severe drought developing across Atchison County on October 25th and continuing through the remainder of the month.

Public weather station reported 60 mph wind.

Several small tree limbs were down in Rock Port.

Through the afternoon on December 15th strong wind caused sustained winds in the 40 to 50 mph range, with frequent gusts well over 60 mph. While most ASOS and AWOS stations recorded gusts around 65 mph, there were several reports of higher winds and damage representative of aroun…

A trained spotter near Watson, Missouri reported 80 mph wind.

Trained spotter reported 70 mph wind in Tarkio.

A trained spotter in Fairfax reported 90 mph wind.

A trained spotter near Tarkio reported 90 mph wind.

A highway sign was blown over along I-29 at mile marker 108.

Law enforcement reported 60 mph wind in Rock Port.

In the third night of bitter cold across the area, temperatures dropped well below zero and with winds around 10-20 mph wind chills overnight going into Sunday morning dropped to around 20 to 30 below.

In the second night of bitter cold across the area, temperatures dropped well below zero and with winds around 10-20 mph wind chills overnight going into Monday morning dropped to around 20 to 30 below.

In the first night of bitter cold across the area, temperatures dropped well below zero and with winds around 10-20 mph wind chills overnight going into Sunday morning dropped to around 20 to 30 below.

Light to moderate snow moved into far northwest Missouri on the morning of January 25, by mid day roughly 6 inches of snow fell, and by the end of the event roughly 8 to 12 inches of snow fell across the county.

During the day on December 29, a potent winter storm moved into the area. The precipitation started as primarily snow during the morning hours producing a couple inches of accumulation, but switched to freezing rain just before 10 am as warm air aloft moved over the area. Moderat…

This report came from the a gas station on the southwest corner of I-29 and the HWY 136 interchange near Rockport, Missouri.

Heavy spring rains caused ongoing flooding along the Missouri River to Continue through the month. Some locations along the Missouri River experienced major flooding at times during the month. Damage estimates from roads washed out and crop damage are unknown at this time.

Heavy spring rains caused ongoing flooding along the Missouri River to Continue through the month. Some locations along the Missouri River experienced major flooding at times during the month. Damage estimates from roads washed out and crop damage are unknown at this time.

Ongoing flooding along the Missouri River continued through the month of April and into May. Several roads were closed near the banks of the Missouri River. This flooding began in mid March and due to upstream releases and continued periods of heavy rain the flooding continued in…