Here in central Missouri we’ve all the sudden become river watchers. Who knows how high this is going to go.

AgWired fan, Lane McConnell was out and about today with her camera and got this picture of the state capitol from underneath the Hwy. 63 bridge over the Missouri River just outside Jefferson City. The river has definitely risen since I was in town yesterday morning. Lane says there were about 50 people standing around watching the river when she was there talking about the floods of 1993 and 1995.

Flood stage here is considered to be 23 feet and right now we’re at 26.9 with a crest expected by Sunday according to the National Weather Service. If we reach the level predicted our local airport would be under water along with a whole lot of river bottom farm land.