ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Higher than average streamflow in the Mississippi, Missouri and other rivers in the Midwest has led the National Weather Service to predict a strong chance of significant flooding this spring.
It says flooding in eastern Missouri could result from melting snow in the upper Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois river basins, and more than expected rainfall over the coming weeks and months.
Meteorologist Gary Schmocker says several inches of rain are expected in the region through Friday, and that the rivers are prime for flooding.
State Climatologist Pat Guinan (guh-NAN') has said the last two years of wet weather in St. Louis and the rest of the state have been unprecedented.
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