Floodwaters Inundate Missouri And Illinois River Towns

[Sherman A1]

Updated: 8:50 p.m. May 5 — with information about flood damage to an Illinois American Water plant.

Floodwaters have continued to rise over the weekend in areas along the Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois rivers.

In St. Louis, the Mississippi River had reached nearly 41 feet by 11:30 a.m. Sunday morning — more than 10 feet above flood stage. The National Weather Service predicts the river will crest at 41.6 feet Monday morning.

A portion of the Mississippi River near St. Louis remains closed to all boat and barge traffic due to flooding and fast-moving currents. The closure will be lifted “as soon as conditions improve,” the U.S. Coast Guard said in a press release.

In the Metro East, floodwaters breached a levee south of Chouteau Island, near Granite City, and damaged an Illinois American Water intake facility. To conserve water, the company has asked its customers to limit all non-essential use, including running sprinklers and washing machines.

https://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/floodwaters-inundate-missouri-and-illinois-river-towns

[2naSalit]

1. It's probably going to last ito the summer too...

which is terrible.

I'm about 1100 miles upriver and about 110 miles from the headwaters, we have been getting a lot more snow the past three weeks and it's melting at a moderate and slowing pace. It has cooled a lot so the melt, thankfully, is slower otherwise we'd be looking like those towns already. The rivers are rising here so playing at/on the river is not advised until runoff is over, whenever that will be. Flooding is expected in about two weeks around here... soon as it warms up again.

[Sherman A1]

2. Stay safe

[2naSalit]

3. Thanks...

The only impact it would have on me is if the main river in the area rises over the Interstate. It's still on a slope, foothills to big mountains and I'm about 100ft above any flooding levels. And I don't plan to go stand on the banks for the fun of it either!