Editing Arnold, Missouri (section)

=== Meramec River flooding ===
The [[Meramec River]] crested at a record level of 47.26 feet on December 31, 2015, after a weekend of heavy rain, affecting over 300 homes and breaking the previous record crest from 1993.<ref>"Flooding cleanup continues in Arnold," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jan. 11 2016, http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/flooding-cleanup-continues-in-arnold/article_d0ae7567-0be2-560a-8f9b-53c56680b3e9.html, Accessed 6-27-17</ref> The floodwaters closed Interstate 55 at the Meramec just north of Arnold.<ref>Tim O'Neill, "Surging Meramec River swamps flood records and major highways," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dec. 31, 2015, http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/surging-meramec-river-swamps-flood-records-and-major-highways/article_41b2d24a-5df9-5a77-a7b5-57b8005fd0f9.html, Accessed 6-27-17</ref>

Flooding struck again in 2017 after heavy rains, with the Meramec cresting at 45.62 feet on May 3. Only the southbound lanes of I-55 were closed by floodwater.<ref>Doug Moore, "Cleanup begins along Meramec as floodwater recedes, but sandbags remain with new crests coming," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 4, 2017, http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/cleanup-begins-along-meramec-as-floodwater-recedes-but-sandbags-remain/article_6737a1cd-5509-57c8-a512-688de23cfc8f.html, Accessed 6-27-17</ref> Approximately 20 homes were affected.<ref>Jacob Long, "Flood recovery begins for Arnold residents," KDSK, May 6, 2017, http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/flood-recovery-begins-for-arnold-residents/437338996, Accessed 6-27-17</ref>