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Mississippi River Nears Highest Levels Since 1937

The National Weather Service has forecast that the Mississippi River will crest at Vicksburg and Natchez at the highest levels since 1937. Forecasts are the river will crest at 52.5 feet in Vicksburg on May 13 and at 60 feet …

North Dakota Flood Helpline Now Operating

Fargo officials have yet to deliver sandbags to residents along the Red River, but the North Dakota city’s flood hotline is up and running. The service is managed by the city’s library and meant for people who live or work …

Red River Flood Mitigation Plan Requires State, Local Approvals

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it needs formal approval from state and local officials in two states by April 11 to keep alive the latest version of a planned Red River diversion around Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn. …

Midwest Prepares for Massive Spring Flooding

One of the snowiest winters on record for the Midwest and northern U.S. Plains have crop watchers worried about a repeat of the massive flooding that hit one of the world’s top grain producing regions in 2008. Accumulated precipitation this …

Poor Forecasting of Tennessee Flood Blamed on Bad Data

River forecasters for the National Weather Service underestimated the flood level that a major river would reach during Nashville’s fatal May floods because they relied on inaccurate data from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the service concluded in a …