by Steve Dunford
So far this system has behaved itself, and not aggravating the flood situation. In last report both lanes of 148 south of Zeigler are now open.
In the graphic above from the National Weather Service the heaviest precipitation is to our immediate west, from Perry County to points westward.
The Overland Flood warning still exists for Franklin County until 11:45, and will probably be out for the Big Muddy River for the next several days and a Flash Flood Watch still exists for Franklin County until Friday morning. The watch and warning text has not changed over the last several days, so I will not be posting this morning.
The water level at Rend Lake is holding steady at 411.48″, and the Big Muddy at Plumfield is at 28.2′ dropping four tenths of an inch. The Big Muddy will be at least in minor flood stage until the immediate future.
The road closure situation in the county still is the same. We will post it as soon as we notice an update
The Disaster Resource Center will be open today and tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 at the West Frankfort Fire and Police station. There will be representatives form Franklin County Emergency Management, Franklin Williamson Bi-County Health, Southern Baptist Disaster Relief, and the American Red Cross.
Regionally, Pope, Hardin and Massac Counties have been dropped from the Flash Flood Watch. However, there is a Flood Warning along the Ohio River for Massac County.
The Missouri Department of Transportation will be closing the Chester Bridge today. MODOT opened I 55 between St. Louis and Cape Girardeau this morning. River stages and forecasts remain unchanged.
The brunt of the precipitation over the next 36 hours will be along the Meremac River. We need to hold the people in that region in our prayers, as they are in the midst of a catastrophic event.
There is hope ahead. After this system gets out of here around mid day Friday. There is no precipitation in the forecast for the foreseeable future.
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