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[STORMREPORTS] Major Rivers Still Rising in Mo.

From: Jesse Ferrell (WeatherMatrix) (jesse{at}weathermatrix.net)
Date: Tue May 14 2002 - 16:50:25 EDT

See also MO River Flood & Current Stages, Inflow and Outflow:
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/mo/hydro.html

USGS River Flow Map:
http://water.usgs.gov/realtime.html

Major Rivers Still Rising in Mo. (Associated Press)

The Mississippi and Meramec rivers continued rising Tuesday after flooding
was blamed for at least three deaths in eastern Missouri. Smaller streams
were receding after weekend rainfall that totaled more than 5 inches in
some areas, but the National Weather Service (news - web sites) warned that
more heavy rain could be on the way Thursday and Friday.

Elsewhere, small rivers and creeks also were rising in parts of Indiana and
New York.
The Mississippi was expected to crest at St. Louis at 9 feet above flood
stage on Thursday. That would be nowhere near the river's crest of nearly
20 feet above flood stage in 1993, when there was extensive flooding up and
down the river but no major flooding in the city.

Water already covered the riverfront boulevard in front of the Gateway Arch
on Tuesday, forcing the nearby President Casino to close.
The Missouri crested Monday about 6 feet over flood stage at St. Charles
and about 7 feet over flood stage at Washington.
The Meramec was expected to crest at 14.5 feet above flood stage Thursday
at Arnold in Jefferson County, where sandbagging already was under way.

For the full story, go to:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020514/ap_on_re_us/midwest_flooding_1 

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