BYE BYE ST LOUIS...This isnt even funny!!!! This is serious...Missouri river flood updated!

This is just from yesterday too..more rain..

Weather Service St Louis Mo 948am CST Sat Jun 11 2011 , St Louis has Issued a Flood Warning for the Following River in Missouri.

.this Flood Warning is a Result of Short Term Rises Attributed to runoff Due to Recent Precipitation Events Across the Missouri River basin.

Please Note That Current Forecast Stages Only include 24 Hours of Forecast Precipitation, & Upstream Reservoir Releases for The next Several Days.

Due to Snow Melt Across N Portions of The missouri River Basin Which has Filled Reservoirs to Capacity.

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - An expert on Missouri River reservoirs is sounding a very loud, very urgent warning about the chance of catastrophic flooding this summer.

Bernard Shanks, an adviser to the Resource Renewal Institute, says the Fort Peck Dam and five others along the Missouri are already full with the Army Corps of Engineers releasing record amounts of water to prepare for snow-melt and heavy rain up-river.

There would be a flood like you’ve never seen,” Shanks told hosts Doug McElvein and Debbie Monterrey. “It would be literally of biblical proportions.”

He foresees a very real threat of “chest-high” water in St. Louis before summer’s end.

Shanks’ main concern: that the Fort Peck dam, which he maintains is built with a “flawed design”, would be overwhelmed by snow-melt and heavy rains up north and give way, causing reservoirs downstream to collapse in a domino effect.

If that happens?

“It would be the most epic man-made disaster in the United States,” Shanks replied bluntly.

Good find OP.... I have a REALLY BAD feeling about this!

I read the other day that Nebraska is having problems with flooding that could affect the Kingsley Dam, which would in turn affect major railroad lines. Nothing is looking good.

PIN! People need to be warned and prepare I believe!!

So how much more high can it go and how high is it predicted to go?

XD

Floods, tornadoes, and an impending major quake...

St. Louis is fucked.

I do too..I think its just a matter of time, now..the rain hasnt stopped..and there will be snow melt added to the already filled reservoirs..I think we are just biding our time right now. Where is the water going to go? It wont dissapear.

ROFL!!!!!!!! Man thats a classic fave..love it..lol

Yes..its not groovy at all in my books!

Didnt God say he wasnt going to the destroy the world by flood again?

Guess he didnt mean America's heartland.

are you close to that area?

They said its filled to capacity now..Im not sure how much higher it's expected to go..but if you look back..I posted a flood warning for the 11th..its just continuing..does anyone know what the expected height is?

Where is it raining? I thought the country has been pretty dry for several weeks now. At least it has been in Missouri. Our last rain was May 25th.

Yes..Im a hundred miles or so west..Im not SUPER close..but still near rivers, myself. I just know a lot of people in St Louis..including two of my sons. This would be devastating to one of the nations biggest cities.

Yes..it hasnt been raining in my area until last night. But up north of us it has been...St Louis had severe storms again last night. No tornadoes, thankfully.

Well here is what we have to look forward to, Im assuming.

Back to the railroad lines that would be affected run to St. Louis and Chicago and across to the west coast. Once all that is gone how would you transport goods from coast to coast?

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It would be horrible for not only St Louis but many, many others cities as well!!! not looking good!!!!!!!!

You are right! And the way gas is right now..truckers would be the only way, and that's going to raise prices all around AMerican AGAIN..sighs

I know..there has to be a way out of this ..but what! They are letting as much water out as they can..if the Fort Peck Dam goes..its going to be a domino effect.

He did say that the good news for ST Louis is, it would take the water about ten days to get there..so you will have time..hopefully.

That map is a for ice melt and sea rise, not fresh water river flooding.

Yes..you're right..but the Missouri part looks about right if this situation doesnt get resolved somehow.

Is Missouri on God's shit list?

ROFL!!!

Has been all spring and summer I think..

Geez God..is there something I can do to..ummm make you happy? I kinda like living in Missouri..its real purty ;)

I can't even imagine how many people would need to be evacuated entirely down to the Gulf area. I am on the west coast but this unimaginable.

I'm pretty sure it's by Fire, Boo. There is no doubt that you and I and the consortium here are going to see a lot of dislocation of peoples.

Yes..it wouldnt just be St Louis..it would be SOO many cities..and towns..you are right..I cant even fathom this..

The bad thing is..what is going to happen to all this water? Is there a way for them to stop this?

Agreed..dear..well..I say we start a hippy commune somewhere in the mountains! Im for it..the hippies were always right..lol