Mississippi River expected to crest Monday; IDOT updates road
The Mississippi River at Grafton is expected to crest at 31.8 feet at 1 p.m. Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service’s advanced hydrologic prediction service on Saturday.
Grafton, which is 40 miles north of St. Louis, does not have flood walls or levees and Mayor Rick Eberlin said water was beginning to encroach upon City Hall, the Associated Press reported.
“We are at our wits’ end,” Eberlin said. “We are totally unprotected.”
While spring flooding continues to impact Grafton and the region, residents, businesses and farmers in low-lying areas won’t face the levels they had to deal with in the Flood of 1993.
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Grafton, which is 40 miles north of St. Louis, does not have flood walls or levees and Mayor Rick Eberlin said water was beginning to encroach upon City Hall, the Associated Press reported.
“We are at our wits’ end,” Eberlin said. “We are totally unprotected.”
While spring flooding continues to impact Grafton and the region, residents, businesses and farmers in low-lying areas won’t face the levels they had to deal with in the Flood of 1993.
Click Here to read more.