RIAC: MOR Ice Mile 40   The Daniel Boone bridge, where I64 crosses the MOR near St Charles.   Bernie Heroff Port Captain Navigation/Training ARTCo – Ag Services and Oilseeds American River Transportation Co., LLC P.O. Box 2889 Saint Louis, MO 63111 _______________________________________________   Terry Bangert just called me back!! He crossed the Missouri River…

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RIAC:  MOR ice at St Charles   Good news from St Charles.   Bernie Heroff Port Captain Navigation/Training ARTCo – Ag Services and Oilseeds American River Transportation Co., LLC P.O. Box 2889 Saint Louis, MO 63111   _______________________________________________   Bernie,   George just called me and reported that his contact in St. Charles reported that…

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RIAC: Ice @ Jeff City   Everyone likes pictures. Doesn’t look too terrible at Jeff City this morning.   Bernie Heroff Port Captain Navigation/Training ARTCo – Ag Services and Oilseeds American River Transportation Co., LLC P.O. Box 2889 Saint Louis, MO 63111 _______________________________________________   The ice is still flowing @ Jeff City. CASEY M. HERSCHLER Far…

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RIAC: Missouri River Ice Flows   The “Ice bridge” that was stopped above Jefferson City on the Missouri River is on the move. The MO highway department is sending a helicopter to get some pictures of what the river looks like. USCG SUMR will receive some of those images and forward them to me later…

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RIAC:  Ice Flow on Missouri River   Our MOR early warning system. Herman is MOR mile 98, Jeff City mile 143.   Thank you Steve   Bernie Heroff Port Captain Navigation/Training ARTCo – Ag Services and Oilseeds American River Transportation Co., LLC P.O. Box 2889 Saint Louis, MO 63111   ___________________________________   The ice started…

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Missouri River Coordination   Call to discuss ice jam on Missouri River above Jefferson City. Quick river condition update: Thursday, February 18, 2021 / 2:00 PM-2:30 PM   844-800-2712 Access code 199 838 2601 Or you can use call me feature in webex https://usace1.webex.com/meet/james.d.rudy   Rudy, James D II CIV USARMY CENWK (USA) James.D.Rudy@usace.army.mil

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WESTERN RIVERS BNM USCG NOTICE TO MARINERS EIGHTH DISTRICT   MISSOURI RIVER   A LARGE ICE DAM THAT EXTENDS BANK TO BANK AND APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES IN LENGTH DOWNSTREAM HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF MM 145 ON THE MOR.   MARINERS ARE URGED TO TRANSIT ALL AREAS OF THE MOR AT SLOWEST SAFE…

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**Special Boat Report** 17 February 2021   An ice jam has been reported on the Missouri River this morning at approximately RM 145.5 and extends back upstream for at least 15 miles. We have a crew out currently locating how far exactly it extends at this time. Updates will be sent out as soon as…

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NOTICE TO MARINERS MISSOURI RIVER  LNM 06-21    SECTION I – SPECIAL NOTICES This section contains information of special concern to the Mariner.    UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER/ILLINOIS WATERWAY/MISSOURI RIVER – CHANNEL CONDITIONS Due to prolonged extreme freezing temperatures, forecasts anticipate the formation of ice on the Upper Mississippi River, Illinois Waterway and Missouri River. Mariners…

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NWS Spring Hydrologist Outlook Webinar for External Partners #1   Please click here to view slides presented during the External Partner’s Spring Hydrologic Outlook Webinar #1 held today.   Thanks, Katie Ertell Water Prediction Operations Division National Water Center NOAA National Weather Service Main: 205-347-1511 nws.nwc.ops@noaa.gov

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