Monday Morning River Updates

I'm going to summarize SOME of the rivers in Region 8:

Current River:

• At Doniphan, it is still rising and is 6 feet over the record high.
• Forecast is for it to rise about 4 more feet today and crest.
• This water flows south and will greatly impact Randolph and Clay Counties.
• This river flows into the Black River.

Black River:

• The water is almost at a record high in Poplar Bluff.
• It's expected to crest today at 22' and start going down.

• The levels at Pocahontas are probably the most concerning.
• The water is rising and is expected to be at MAJOR flood stage Tuesday night.
• Record breaking flooding is expected by Friday morning.
• If this happens, it would be worse than 2011.
• Remember, the behavior of the water may be different because of new levees.

• The Black River at Black Rock is already at MAJOR flood stage and rising.
• It's expected to crest today, but stay in major flood stage through the week.

Eleven Point River:

• The Eleven Point River feeds the Spring River, which feeds into the Black River.
• It has already crested and heading down. 
• It almost broke a record.

Spring River at Hardy:

• It feeds the Black River.
• The Spring River typically rises quickly and falls quickly.
• This event is not different and it's already falling.
• It hit major flood stage on Sunday and is already down to minor flood stage.

White River at Calico Rock:

• The water at Calico Rock went up FAST as expected yesterday.
• It's starting to fall now and should fall below major flood stage soon.
• This may change due to dam release.

White River at Batesville:

• White River at Batesville is still rising, but should crest today.
• It will fall to minor flood stage by the weekend.
• This may change due to dam release.

These rivers stages are the most concerning, but NOAA is updating all points on this website: http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=meg 

I'll be LIVE in the flooding this evening. Stay with Region 8 News.

Ryan