Cape and Thebes to shatter river stage records

The latest river stage forecast now puts the Cape Girardeau crest at 50.0 ft., well above the 48.5 ft. all-time record. Although scary, the revised forecast does not pose a serious threat for the Cape Girardeau floodwall, which has a height of 54 feet on the gage.

At Thebes, the forecast now calls for a crest of 49 ft., which would shatter the record of 45.9 ft.

The only good news with the latest forecasts is that the Ohio River is trending not quite as high: the crest forecast at Cairo has been lowered to 57.5 ft. (from 59 ft. previously).