The model rocket launch scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled due to flooding, along with rain and fairly high wind predicted for tomorrow.

The Meramec River at Valley Park is currently at 17.5 feet, 1.5 feet above flood stage, and expected to crest at 18.3 feet early tomorrow morning. There is no official park closure yet on the St. Louis County Parks website, but there were already ponds forming in the fields and attracting waterfowl even before the river came up.

Please stay tuned, and hopefully we'll get to launch soon. We have one more high-power launch scheduled for either April 7th or 8th in Elsberry, and our next model rocket launch at Buder is scheduled for Sunday April 29th.

Dan Crank
Secretary, St. Louis Rocketry Association