Work took us to Saint Louis this week. I had driven and every river along the route was filled to the brim and more than one had breached its banks.
We had two beautiful days and yet every news story, reported the expected cresting of the flood stage. The Merrimack is of primary concern. Its watershed has been declared a disaster area by Pres. Bush.
Downtown St. Louis saw rivers nearly touching the bottoms of bridges. This 23 foot tall statue of William Clark was completely devoured by Friday and cresting was expected Saturday.
The weather really seemed contradictory. We enjoyed 70 degree temperatures and then as I drove north to Chicago for the Easter weekend, the temperature gage went progressively lower. By the time I hit the city limits, it was a mix of rain and snow. North of the city saw as much as 10 inches of snow which will not be very welcome down stream as the rivers are already above capacity.Great start to spring.
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