The Missouri River is cresting in Saint Joseph more than one foot above the predicted crest. The river reached 29.58 feet at 11:15 this morning, just over 12 inches more than the forecast. The revised forecast predicts a crest of 29.7 feet at one this afternoon. Then the river is expected to retreat to 28.4 feet by Thursday morning and stay there until Sunday morning.
At Rulo the river is falling from the record crest of 27.26 feet yesterday to 26.73 at 11:30 this morning. It’s expected to stay mostly flat at around 27 feet through Sunday morning.
River cresting in Saint Joseph at 29.57
