Holt County
River Flood Warning from FRI 4:05 AM CDT until SUN 4:13 AM CDT
Issued June, 04 2026 at 8:40 PM - US/Central expires June, 07 2026 at 4:13 AM - US/Central
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Tarkio River at Fairfax.
* WHEN...From late tonight to late Saturday night.
* 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. At 25.0
feet, Levees in the vicinity of Fairfax are overtopped. Flooding of
farmland along with homesteads and roads occurs. At 25.6 feet,
Flood waters will reach the intersection of State Highway J and
U.S. Highway 59 on the west side of Fairfax.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:15 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 8.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late
tonight to a crest of 23.8 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will
then fall below flood stage early Saturday morning.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Fld Obs Forecasts
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Fri Fri Sat
1am 1pm 1am
Tarkio River
Fairfax 17.0 8.8 Thu 8pm 13.4 23.8 19.2
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