Brownfield Ag News20h
Minor to moderate flooding risk expected across the Mississippi Delta
An active weather pattern has led to some increases in water levels along the Mississippi River. National Weather Service ...
Climate Cosmos on MSN14d
Flood Risks in Louisiana: Preparing for Rising Waters
Understanding Louisiana's Susceptibility to Flooding Louisiana is a state that has always been closely tied to water. Its ...
Quad-City Times1d
Early outlook says spring Mississippi River flood risk below normal for the Quad-Cities
The risk of Mississippi River flooding in the Quad-Cities this spring is below normal, according to an early forecast by the ...
Deputies identify man found dead on Old Mississippi River Bridge
An investigation is underway after a man was found dead on the Old Mississippi River Bridge Thursday, Feb. 13. The East Baton ...
JSTOR Daily6y
The Scale of Indirect Damage from Flooding A Case Study: Mississippi River Flooding of May 2011
In May 2011, heavy rains led to surging flood levels along the entirety of the Mississippi River basin. This eventually required the US Army Corps of Engineering to blast open floodgates in order to ...
NOLA.com23d
Interstate 10 from Baton Rouge to Texas reopens after snowstorm
Interstate 10 from the Baton ... includes the Mississippi River Bridge and the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. The reopened route runs from U.S. 61 in Gramercy westward through Baton Rouge and Lafayette ...
NOLA.com3d
Tornado watch issued in New Orleans area as risk of severe storms increases
The NWS also issued an enhanced risk of severe weather and slight risk of excessive rainfall, with the highest threat north of the Interstates 10 and 12 corridor. In addition to tornadoes, gusts of ...
WWNO26d
Latest federal Water Resources Development Act addresses climate extremes and flooding along the Mississippi River
The Mississippi River functions as a water superhighway, transporting around $500 million tons of goods each year. Infrastructure to keep shipping running smoothly is costly, and one adjustment in ...
Southern Severe Weather And Flood Threat Thursday
Parts of the South face a severe weather threat late Thursday into Friday. Several inches of rainfall could come down quickly as a squall line punches eastward from Texas and Arkansas to Mississippi, ...