Mar 9, 2019
Several months of heavy snow across the Northern Plains set the stage for a significant and catastrophic flooding event when temperatures warmed and heavy rain fell across Nebraska and the Dakotas. While the more significant damage occurred across eastern Nebraska several counties along the Missouri River and Northern and Central Missouri also saw some significant impacts. Numerous locations along the Missouri River received major flooding, in which the impacts were aggravated by by several levy
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 812962). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Atchison County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.