Several roads flooded; Mo. River cresting in JC

Continue to keep an eye out for flooded roads.

After adding Thursday’s 0.63″ of rain to Wednesday’s record total, we have now had 3.03″ at Columbia Regional Airport in about 48 hours. MoDot’s map lists many of the roads closed due to flooding.

The Missouri River in Jefferson City was projected to crest at moderate flood stage on Friday morning. It is cresting a little earlier, and at a lower level (25.09 feet), than what forecasters expected early Thursday.

More from The Associated Press:

More than 100 roads are closed across largely rural areas of Missouri as waters rise following recent rain, putting officials on guard as repairs continue on some levees that were damaged previously. National Weather Service hydrologist Scott Watson said the flooding “is pretty typical of what we see in most springs.” It comes after 2 to 6 inches of rain fell over the past week in an area stretching from Nebraska down through eastern Kansas and into parts of Missouri. Watson said levees are holding up and most of the areas taking on water are unprotected lowland and agricultural areas.