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Post by Snowman99 on Mar 14, 2019 18:13:34 GMT -6
Meant to post this earlier, but the rain and warmth really brought the worms out this morning. Had all kinds of them on the street and driveway.
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Post by demerson- Fletcher MO on Mar 14, 2019 18:25:35 GMT -6
Worms, frogs, and some bugs returning the last couple of days.
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Post by Snowstorm920 on Mar 14, 2019 18:34:05 GMT -6
Heard some frogs (spring peepers I’m assuming) when I was out last night
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Post by amstilost on Mar 14, 2019 19:11:49 GMT -6
We have had one spring peeper at our pond since Tuesday. Almost feel sorry for him......man, he is loud!!!
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luvhockey
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Arnold MO 1/2 mile from the Meramec Mississippi confluence
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Post by luvhockey on Mar 14, 2019 20:19:20 GMT -6
Friend of mine in the midst of flooding. Nebraska is closed. And all that water heading this way on the Missouri  |
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Post by bdgwx on Mar 14, 2019 21:31:51 GMT -6
The Missouri River is rising rapidly along the KS/MO and NE/MO border. A few gauge sites are even forecasted to crest near or above record levels.
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Post by Labrat-O'Fallon IL on Mar 15, 2019 5:21:28 GMT -6
There are a lot of evacuations going on. They haven't really been talking a whole lot about the Missouri River until recently. The Platte has been a big issue. Got the TV warning last night for communities along the Platte to evacuate. Scary stuff for those along all rivers and creeks out here.
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Post by toddatfarmington on Mar 15, 2019 6:40:16 GMT -6
The Missouri River is rising rapidly along the KS/MO and NE/MO border. A few gauge sites are even forecasted to crest near or above record levels. And a failure of the Spencer Dam on the Niobrara River which leads to the Missouri River, upstream from the dam at Yankton, SD which will be forced to increase flows, has yet to impact hydrology reports. |
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Post by guyatacomputer - NE St. Peters on Mar 15, 2019 7:02:28 GMT -6
There are a lot of evacuations going on. They haven't really been talking a whole lot about the Missouri River until recently. The Platte has been a big issue. Got the TV warning last night for communities along the Platte to evacuate. Scary stuff for those along all rivers and creeks out here. That Platte River flood plain extends for miles either side of the river pretty much across the entire state. That is going to be a major tragic situation |
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Post by guyatacomputer - NE St. Peters on Mar 15, 2019 7:32:53 GMT -6
The Missouri River is rising rapidly along the KS/MO and NE/MO border. A few gauge sites are even forecasted to crest near or above record levels. And a failure of the Spencer Dam on the Niobrara River which leads to the Missouri River, upstream from the dam at Yankton, SD which will be forced to increase flows, has yet to impact hydrology reports. Pictures of the Spencer Dam before and after the failure   |
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Post by bdgwx on Mar 15, 2019 7:49:53 GMT -6
The Missouri River at the confluence with the Platte River is now above the previous record stage.
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Post by Labrat-O'Fallon IL on Mar 15, 2019 7:59:48 GMT -6
And a failure of the Spencer Dam on the Niobrara River which leads to the Missouri River, upstream from the dam at Yankton, SD which will be forced to increase flows, has yet to impact hydrology reports. Pictures of the Spencer Dam before and after the failure Wow. I know it also took out the 281 bridge. |
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Post by STGOutdoors on Mar 15, 2019 8:03:44 GMT -6
Obviously there has been a lot of rain up there as well...but I'm curious...did the big jump in temp this week create a rapid snowmelt situation? Seems like it happened very quickly considering it is a major river.
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Post by BRTNWXMAN on Mar 15, 2019 9:00:55 GMT -6
Obviously there has been a lot of rain up there as well...but I'm curious...did the big jump in temp this week create a rapid snowmelt situation? Seems like it happened very quickly considering it is a major river. Yes, along with ice jams. |
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Post by Lovableweatherguy TROY,MO on Mar 15, 2019 10:02:49 GMT -6
Will Cuivre River become an issue too? I assume it will with all the other flooding going on. I live super close. But not down in any flood prone area.
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Post by unclesam6 on Mar 15, 2019 10:21:27 GMT -6
Still pretty dang blustery out there this morning as the departing low and approaching high duke it out. Getting some good mixing up to about 900mb(30-35kts) eyeballing bufkit soundings... It's a pretty day to look at, but I'm still excited for the weekend.
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Post by guyatacomputer - NE St. Peters on Mar 15, 2019 10:36:52 GMT -6
I have some sun finally poking out. Good to see
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Post by Labrat-O'Fallon IL on Mar 15, 2019 10:49:17 GMT -6
Obviously there has been a lot of rain up there as well...but I'm curious...did the big jump in temp this week create a rapid snowmelt situation? Seems like it happened very quickly considering it is a major river. Just in our yard we had about a foot of snow and snow bergs at the end of the driveway. In 3 days all but the deepest snow (drifts and bergs) is gone. Very rapid melt occurred in Omaha. |
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Post by RyanD on Mar 15, 2019 11:06:26 GMT -6
Should the wind die down this evening before sunset? I'm going to send up my drone to film all the roofs in my subdivision looking for shingle damage from the wind. We have at least one home with roof damage and everyone wants their roofs inspected. I don't want to send up my drone in this wind so wondering if it is expected to relax this evening or will I need to wait until tomorrow?
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Post by unclesam6 on Mar 15, 2019 11:08:35 GMT -6
KOAX evacuating & shutting down their radar because of flooding.
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Post by BRTNWXMAN on Mar 15, 2019 11:50:27 GMT -6
Should the wind die down this evening before sunset? I'm going to send up my drone to film all the roofs in my subdivision looking for shingle damage from the wind. We have at least one home with roof damage and everyone wants their roofs inspected. I don't want to send up my drone in this wind so wondering if it is expected to relax this evening or will I need to wait until tomorrow? Probably won't completely die down until after sunset. |
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Post by RyanD on Mar 15, 2019 12:02:23 GMT -6
Should the wind die down this evening before sunset? I'm going to send up my drone to film all the roofs in my subdivision looking for shingle damage from the wind. We have at least one home with roof damage and everyone wants their roofs inspected. I don't want to send up my drone in this wind so wondering if it is expected to relax this evening or will I need to wait until tomorrow? Probably won't completely die down until after sunset. Thanks for answering! 10-15mph is fine but not this 25+mph stuff. |
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Post by Labrat-O'Fallon IL on Mar 15, 2019 16:06:52 GMT -6
NWS Omaha/Valley has no power, so no weather radio alerts. I almost drove home to IL last night, might have made it before they shut down I29 from Omaha to the Missouri border. Luckily my mom's health isn't as bad as we thought. Had coworkers say we are an island right now.
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Post by John G -west belleville on Mar 15, 2019 16:32:28 GMT -6
NWS Omaha/Valley has no power, so no weather radio alerts. I almost drove home to IL last night, might have made it before they shut down I29 from Omaha to the Missouri border. Luckily my mom's health isn't as bad as we thought. Had coworkers say we are an island right now. We chased up there 7 years ago and it was a real pain getting across the Missouri due to flooding up there |
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Post by twocat on Mar 15, 2019 16:39:30 GMT -6
NWS Omaha/Valley has no power, so no weather radio alerts. I almost drove home to IL last night, might have made it before they shut down I29 from Omaha to the Missouri border. Luckily my mom's health isn't as bad as we thought. Had coworkers say we are an island right now. We chased up there 7 years ago and it was a real pain getting across the Missouri due to flooding up there I 29 is also closed in NW MO from the Iowa state line to the Rock Port exit 110. |
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Post by ajd446 on Mar 15, 2019 17:04:47 GMT -6
Does this mean we could see major to near record flooding on the Missouri river here in a week as that Crest hits
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Post by ajd446 on Mar 15, 2019 17:07:18 GMT -6
I do not understand how it shows minor flooding only here if its record on the Missouri there. It's the same river same Crest. Are they counting on levees breakinh
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Post by BRTNWXMAN on Mar 15, 2019 17:21:02 GMT -6
I do not understand how it shows minor flooding only here if its record on the Missouri there. It's the same river same Crest. Are they counting on levees breakinh Backpressure into tributaries, reservoirs and natural wetlands allows for progressively lower crests as you go downstream as long as there isn't added input into the stream along the way. This stretch of dry weather is very much needed to relieve pressure from the watershed...but we're far from being out of the woods. |
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Post by guyatacomputer - NE St. Peters on Mar 15, 2019 17:23:52 GMT -6
I do not understand how it shows minor flooding only here if its record on the Missouri there. It's the same river same Crest. Are they counting on levees breakinh The river has more capacity closer to the mouth because of additional tributaries - the river bed is much "smaller" upstream. Also the crest tends to flatten out as it moves down stream. At this point the Missouri River at St. Charles is only supposed to be 2.7 feet over flood. The impact of that is considered minor. What is considered moderate flooding occurs when the stage at St. Charles reaches 30 feet. And consider 1993 when the Missouri at St. Charles crested at just over 40 feet. |
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Post by guyatacomputer - NE St. Peters on Mar 15, 2019 17:24:50 GMT -6
I do not understand how it shows minor flooding only here if its record on the Missouri there. It's the same river same Crest. Are they counting on levees breakinh Backpressure into tributaries, reservoirs and natural wetlands allows for progressively lower crests as you go downstream as long as there isn't added input into the stream along the way. This stretch of dry weather is very much needed to relieve pressure from the watershed...but we're far from being out of the woods. There's still all that snow in the Dakotas and Minnesota waiting to melt |
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