Minnesota rain; St. Louis Flood
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Here's an interesting tidbit about rare fall flooding along the Mississippi River in St. Louis.
It turns out our record October rains have been building river levels to the south and pushing them over flood stage. The Mississippi River is 3 to 4 feet AFS in St. Louis. The city's River Walk is under water. Roads are closed near the river. Flood warnings are in effect until Saturday.
The local NWS is a bit perplexed by the unusual fall flooding. Spring floods are common along the Mississippi, but fall floods are rare.
I think it was Mark Twain that said; "it takes a flood to end a drought.' The twist on this one might read, "it took ending a drought in Minnesota to cause a flood in St. Louis."
PH
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