Gulf Coast braces for flooding
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The Missouri River is not expected to reach any flood stage in Kansas City, but is predicted to cause moderate flooding downstream in Napoleon and Miami, Missouri. The major river has already risen 5 feet, and is forecasted to rise another 3 feet before its crest at around 7 p.m.
At 3:45 a.m. on Thursday, the NWS Blacksburg VA issued a flood watch valid from 2 p.m. until Friday midnight. The watch is for Ashe, Alleghany, Surry, Stokes, Watauga, Wilkes and Yadkin counties.
A washed-out Guadalupe River appeared stuck in time nearly two weeks after the catastrophe. Large trees laid on their sides, and debris lingered throughout what was left.
I’ve never seen this before in my life,” Tamika Pledger told The Star Thursday after she found washed up fish, spiders, worms and mud all over her family’s belongings.
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A flood watch has also been issued in Washington, D.C., while the Midwest also has the potential for flooding.
EDT on Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued a flood advisory in effect until 9 p.m. EDT for Genesee and Saginaw counties.
As the water rises, so does the Kerr County community, especially one man who reunited a brother and sister, swept away in the flood.