Weekend rain prompted flood warnings for our area. Included in the warnings are the Missouri River at St Joseph, which was expected to rise above flood stage Monday afternoon and continue to rise to near 23.3 feet by early Wednesday afternoon.

By 1:30 a.m. Monday, the Missouri had risen to 14.24 feet.

Levels are expected to drop below flood stage by Friday afternoon. Flood warnings also remain in effect for the Nodaway, Platte, Tarkio and 102 rivers.

* At 17.0 feet (Monday afternoon)…Lowland flooding upstream and downstream from St.Joseph occurs.
* At 19.0 feet (Monday evening)…Backwater from the Missouri River floods property along the Nodaway river at Nodaway, Mo.
* At 21.0 feet (Midnight Tuesday morning)…Riverfront Park in St. Joseph begins to flood.