Waiting for the flood

The hardest-working people in showbiz this week are the TV reporters covering the potential of flooding in downtown St. Paul. They have to do “stand-ups” in front of a river that isn’t behaving badly yet.

Today, the National Weather Service raised the prediction of the crest level of the Mississippi River in St. Paul to 18.5 feet Saturday morning.

Since we have four days to wait, let’s build a photo chart showing the various river levels. It’ll come in handy in the future.

Wabasha St. Bridge
11.3 ft 9/28
9.2 ft 9/27

Raspberry Island
11.3 ft 9/28
9.2 ft 9/27

I’ll be collecting screenshots of reporters who need to stand in the water to tell their flood stories. Send yours to me if you want it included in the scrapbook.