March 22, 2019
Flood Warnings remain (click here) in effect until further notice for areas along the Missouri River with near record crests coming in on Friday in locations such as St. Joseph and Atchison. The latest forecast from the National Weather Service brings the Missouri River to 31.5 feet Friday in St. Joseph. Stay tuned to KQ2 for the latest!
The quiet weather pattern will continue for tonight into our Friday as high pressure settles in. We'll continue to warm up with above average highs the upper 50s to lower 60 with a lot of sunshine on Friday.
The next chance for rain will move in for the upcoming weekend. The best chance is looking right now to be Saturday into Sunday. We could even hear a few rumbles of thunder. The rain should move out on Monday making way for mostly sunny skies for the middle part of the midweek. Temperatures remaining near average in the middle 50s to lower 60s.
There are more evacuations in the area. There are concerns about the dams in the area and their ability to handle record water movement.
Any work to return the Missouri River to it's banks relies on receding waters. The devastation to the infrastructure is considerable. Rebuilding that infrastructure is going to be quite a task and expensive. The US House is going to have to consider the demands for relief in this area in it's budget.
St. Joseph - The City of St. Joseph and Buchanan County (click here) officials are issuing a voluntary evacuation of areas behind the L-455 levee system on the Missouri side.
The areas included in the voluntary evacuation are areas west of Lake Avenue and U.S. Highway 59 between Contrary Creek and Atchsion St.
According to a press release from the city, model predictions of the river bring levels to between 30.8 and 31 feet early Friday. There remain an additional two feet of levee height above those forecast heights so this is a voluntary evacuation notice in an abundance of caution.
