It’s no shock that much of the Midwest has seen well below average temperatures the last couple of weeks. This trend is also expected to continue into the overnight hours with portions of Mid-Missouri seeing lows into the single digits. This means areas even further north upstream on the Missouri river will see more icing.
When there is an increase in ice floats, a concern of ice jams begins to become more real. Ice jams occur as areas north sit into freezing conditions for extended periods of times. Eventually, layers of ice form over rivers. As temperatures continue to rise, this ice starts to break up and flow downstream. When these ice floats become too dense in numbers on narrower portions of the river, a clog can occur known as an ice jam……