Potential exists in Mid-Missouri for flash flooding

Continued heavy rains upstream along the Missouri River means the river will once again overflow its banks in Jefferson City.

As of Friday, the forecast was for the river to crest at nearly 25 feet sometime during the day Monday. It would stay at that level until Wednesday when it would slowly go down and be near the flood stage of 23 feet.

The river had started to go below flood stage this past Sunday and continued to fall, going to 16 feet Thursday morning. But a steep rise began Thursday night.

The Katy Trail near Rocheport is expected to be inundated at the start of the week as the river moves eastward.

In Chamois, the Missouri River is expected to reach nearly 23 feet by Monday, 6 feet over the flood stage of 17 feet, and in Hermann, the river will likely crest Tuesday at nearly five feet above the flood stage, causing some flooding of crops and an athletic field along with the the closing of a section of State Route B.

Both the Moreau and Osage rivers get back flow from the Missouri River. As of Friday afternoon, the Moreau River was at 6 feet and rising in Jefferson City, and the Osage River was at 15 feet in St. Thomas and rising.

Fast rises on the lower parts of those rivers are common and forecasts of additional rains this weekend have emergency management and public works officials keeping an eye out for potential flash flooding, especially at low-water crossings.

Elsewhere in the state, the National Weather Service is reporting moderate flooding along the Grand and Blackwater rivers.

Information from the Associated Press was added to this story.

Updates:

Mid-Missouri radar and forecast

Flood statements by National Weather Service, St. Louis

Hydrological map by National Weather Service, St. Louis

Flood statements by National Weather Service, Kansas City

Hydrological map by National Weather Service, Kansas City