HEAVY RAIN COULD BRING SIGNIFICANT FLOODING NEXT WEEK…
THE ST. LOUIS SERVICE AREA WILL BE GETTING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL
OVER THE NEXT WEEK. WHILE RAINFALL OVER THE WEEKEND SHOULD NOT
CAUSE PROBLEMS IN MOST AREAS…FORECAST RAINFALL EARLY NEXT WEEK
COULD BE EXCESSIVE FROM CENTRAL MISSOURI INTO WEST CENTRAL
ILLINOIS.
WHILE THESE EXTENDED RAINFALL FORECASTS ARE A FEW DAYS OUT AND
LIKELY TO CHANGE…THEY DO EXHIBIT THE POTENTIAL OF EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL AND SIGNIFICANT FLOODING THAT COULD RESULT.
IN PARTICULAR…THE MISSOURI RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE TO MINOR
FLOOD LEVELS LATE THIS WEEKEND BASED ON THE RAINFALL EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT. HOWEVER…IF THE PREDICTED RAINFALL EARLY NEXT WEEK COMES
TO PASS…THE MISSOURI RIVER COULD RISE TO MODERATE OR EVEN MAJOR
FLOOD LEVELS.
PEOPLE WITH INTERESTS ALONG STREAMS AND RIVERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT
TO THE POTENTIAL OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND SUBSEQUENT FLOODING OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.