List of Mississippi River floods - Wikipedia
The Mississippi River floods in April and May 2011 were among the largest and most damaging along the U.S. waterway in the past century, rivalling major floods in 1927 and 1993. In April 2011, two major storm systems dumped record rainfall on the Mississippi River watershed.
Mississippi River: Monitor Latest Stages & Forecasts
The graphics below will provide up-to-date river levels and forecasts for the main stem of the Mississippi River. For a large scale view of the hydrology situation over the Upper Mississippi River Valley region, check out the Hydrology Monitor .
Mississippi River Flood History 1543-Present - National Weather Service
Aug 10, 2019 · The longest known flood of record on the lower Mississippi River! The Bonnet Carre Spillway is used for the 13th time in its history, and the first time in consecutive years. At peak flow of 213,000 cubic feet per second, a total of 206 gates out of 350 were opened.
Mississippi River Flooding - National Weather Service
The Mississippi River will continue to rise through the next 1 to 2 weeks as runoff from snowmelt upstream in combination with rainfall runoff moves through the river system. Confidence has increased that much of the river will see minor to moderate flooding.
Flood threat continues from swelling Mississippi River
Apr 28, 2023 · Flooding has threatened communities along the upper Mississippi River this week due to the rapid melting of a giant snowpack in Minnesota. As of Friday morning, 32 gauged locations along the Mississippi River are in, or forecast to be in, a major flood stage across four states -- Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois.
For shrinking Mississippi River towns, frequent floods worsen …
Jun 11, 2024 · WEST ALTON, Mo. (AP) — Devastating flooding, driven in part by climate change, is taking an especially damaging toll on communities that once thrived along the banks of America’s most storied river. Flooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher rate than the U.S. as a whole, according to ...
Mississippi River: New insurance model for disaster response
1 day ago · In the Mississippi River Basin, Vinukollu hopes to apply this kind of shared risk pool to insure cities at risk for inland flooding. “The triggers are different, the perils are different, but the concept is the same,” said Vinukollu. Floodwaters from the Mississippi River engulf the riverfront and Main Street of Grafton, Ill., on May 29, 2019.
Mississippi River flooding prompts evacuations, sandbagging
Apr 26, 2023 · DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Some residents along the swelling Upper Mississippi River evacuated their homes this week while others scrambled Wednesday to stack sandbags in preparation for what forecasters say could be near-record flooding caused by the rapid melting of a huge snowpack in northern Minnesota.
Mississippi river floods: 5 things to know about why this year is …
Apr 29, 2023 · Spring flooding on the upper Mississippi River has reached nearly historic levels this year, the result of overwhelming — and quick — snowmelt from Minnesota and Wisconsin. The water is...
Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 - Wikipedia
The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was the most destructive river flood in the history of the United States, with 27,000 square miles (70,000 km 2) inundated in depths of up to 30 feet (9 m) over the course of several months in early 1927.The period cost of the damage has been estimated to be between $246 million and $1 billion, which ranges from …