Historical Mississippi and Ohio River Flooding
Posted on 03. May, 2011 by Adam in Uncategorized
20"+ of rain in the Ohio/Mississippi River Valley
While much of the focus in the chasing community remains squarely focused on the historical tornado outbreak across the south, and rightly so, there is another major weather event underway. The slow rise of the river along the middle and lower river valleys will create crests that haven’t been reached since at least the early 20th century.
Purple squares indicate major flooding
Below is just a glance at some river stages where record crests are expected. In fact, the river level became so significant at Cairo, IL that the Corp of engineers blew a section of the levee on the Missouri side. This was very controversial move that flooded thousands of acres of farm land.
Cairo, IL (Notice the quick drop after the corp of engineers blew levees)
A record crest at New Madrid is expected in the coming days
Higher flood waters will eventually work downstream to Memphis.
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