ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - Water levels are rising again along the Missouri River after recent heavy rain, although none of the flooding is expected to be severe.
The National Weather Service is predicting moderate flooding in St. Joseph, Missouri, where the river is expected to crest Tuesday night at a level that will inundate a park.
Minor flooding is forecast on the Missouri River at Chamois, with a flood warning issued for the area through Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service in St. Louis. The river was observed at 16.3 feet Tuesday morning - flood stage is 17 feet - and is forecast to crest at 18.6 feet Wednesday or Thursday.
Minor flooding also is expected in several other Missouri towns, including Napoleon, Waverly and Boonville.
The Missouri River at Jefferson City, observed at 21.29 feet Tuesday afternoon, is expected to crest at 22.2 feet Wednesday - just under flood stage of 23 feet.
About 40 Missouri roads are closed, mostly in the northwest part of the state, where earlier rounds of flooding battered levees. But that's just a fraction of the roads that were closed at the peak of the flooding earlier this year.
In Nebraska, transportation officials announced Monday that a U.S. 159 bridge had closed east of Rulo. Another bridge closed Friday in Omaha.
Additional weather resources:
Corps of Engineers Missouri River basin reports
Ameren's Truman and Bagnall Dam daily report
Missouri state highway road closings
This article was updated at 3:45 p.m. Sept. 24, 2019, with additional details.