Rising water
Friday, March 18, 2011
The Mississippi River has taken over New Madrid's Riverfront park and boat landing. With continued rain and snow melt pouring into the Ohio River, the Mississippi River at New Madrid is forecast to continue to rise through Saturday when it will reach 41.0 feet. However more rain is predicted for Southeast Missouri with forecasters calling for a 30 percent chance of showers on Saturday and a chance of rain again on Tuesday and Wednesday.