Almost like 15 years ago...

From the National Weather Service, St. Louis, MO:

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO

428 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2008

…FLOOD CREST FORECAST SUMMARY…

THE FLOOD CREST FORECAST TAKES INTO ACCOUNT OBSERVED RAINFALL

AND RAINFALL FORECAST TO OCCUR DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL BEYOND 24 HOURS…LEVEE BREAKS AND THE

LENGTH OF THE CREST FORECAST MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT

FLUCTUATIONS TO THE CREST FORECAST.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ST. LOUIS WILL CONTINUE TO

ISSUE AND UPDATE THIS PRODUCT UNTIL MAJOR FLOODING ENDS.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER    FLOOD     FORECAST   DATE

                     STAGE      CREST

CANTON L&D 20        14 FT     27.4 FT   JUNE 19

QUINCY               17 FT     32.0 FT   JUNE 19

QUINCY L&D 21        17 FT     31.2 FT   JUNE 19

HANNIBAL             16 FT     31.7 FT   JUNE 20

SAVERTON L&D 22      16 FT     30.2 FT   JUNE 20

LOUISIANA L&D 23     15 FT     28.2 FT   JUNE 20

CLARKSVILLE L&D 24   25 FT     37.2 FT   JUNE 21

WINFIELD L&D 25      26 FT     39.0 FT   JUNE 23

GRAFTON              18 FT     31.0 FT   JUNE 22

ALTON L&D 26         21 FT     32.6 FT   JUNE 20

ST LOUIS             30 FT     39.6 FT   JUNE 20

CHESTER              27 FT     41.4 FT   JUNE 22

Water is covering parts of Lenora K. Sullivan Blvd. by the Arch grounds Thursday afternoon. (From the Belleville News Democrat)