Snowmelt and forecast rain have contributed to a rapid increase in water levels on the Upper Mississippi River. “We will see at least April 2019 flood levels, but chances for April 2001… Read More
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In the latest update to its Spring Flood Outlook, the La Crosse, Wis., Weather Forecast Office of the National Weather Service (NWS) said the northern portion of the Upper Mississippi… Read More
This winter has built up a substantial snowpack in the Upper Midwest and Great Plains, a welcome contrast to last year’s sparser snowfalls. That stored water contributed to a Mississippi… Read More
The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen to a stage not seen since the end of May 2022: 11 feet. And while that’s well below… Read More
Light-loading, reduced drafts, dredging and multiple reported groundings continued this week, even with some reported rainfall in the Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Overall, the system remained stable, but industry continued… Read More
The extreme drought impacting the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee river valleys continues to translate into troublesome low water conditions—and in some places record lows—on the Western Rivers, with draft restrictions… Read More
The National Weather Service issued an updated flood outlook for the Mississippi River basin and its sub-basins March 10 that showed little change from its previous flood outlook estimate. The… Read More
A strong cold front stretching from the Gulf of Mexico up to Tennessee passed through southeast Louisiana in the evening hours March 22. The same storm had already generated tornadoes… Read More
The National Weather Service’s Ohio River Forecast Center has partnered with local forecasting offices to memorialize Ohio River Basin flooding in 1997 through a website in connection with the flood’s… Read More
Flood risk for most of the Mississippi River basin should be at or near normal averages for the next 90 days, according to officials of the National Water Center, except… Read More
