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Missouri River Crest Predictions Declining

By John Nixon

06/26/2018

(KLZA)-- Flooding is expected to continue through the middle of next week along the Missouri River impacting Southeast Nebraska, Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas.

The National Weather Service has revised the crest of the river at various gauges with the predictions now trending lower than originally expected.

At Brownville the Thursday mid-morning river reading was 37.6 feet. That is 4.6 feet above flood stage. The crest now predicted at 39.5 feet Friday evening.

At Rulo the crest is now predicted for early Saturday morning at 22.6 feet, more than 5.5 feet above the 17-foot flood stage. The river reading at Rulo Thursday morning was 19.85 feet.

At Nebraksa City the river reading at mid-morning was 22.6 feet with a crest predicted at 23 feet early Friday morning. Flood stage is 18 feet.

The crest at St. Joseph is predicted at 21.8 feet. Nearly 5 feet above the 17-foot flood stage. The river level at mid-morning Thursday was 18.65 feet.

The forecast for the river crest at Atchison is now down to 1.2 feet above flood stage at 23.2 feet Saturday morning. The river level Thursday morning was 20.94 feet. Flood stage at Atchison is 22-feet.

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