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. For more detailed information, consult our NWPS (National Water Prediction Service) pages. You can ...
Flood threat continues from swelling Mississippi River
2023年4月28日 · 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 …
2024年6月11日 · 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 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.
Mississippi River Flood of 2023 - National Weather Service
Major to moderate flooding impacted much of the Upper Mississippi River valley from late April through the early part of May 2023. Locations from Wabasha, MN down through Guttenberg, IA set Top 5 records for flooding, cresting about 1 to 1 …
Mississippi River flooding prompts evacuations, sandbagging
2023年4月26日 · 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.
St. Paul closes roads, parks near Mississippi River to prepare for flooding
2024年6月24日 · Roads and park facilities around St. Paul are closed in anticipation of rising waters on the Mississippi River. The river is currently expected to crest late Friday or early Saturday.
Mississippi River flooding prompts evacuations, sandbagging
2023年4月26日 · Communities along the Upper Mississippi River scrambled Wednesday as the always-massive river swelled to near-record levels, forcing some to evacuate while others downstream stacked sandbag...
Spring snowmelt has cities along the Mississippi bracing for flooding …
2023年4月25日 · This year’s river rise could lead to some of the worst flooding in 20 years in some places, with most river gauges in major flood stage along the Mississippi River from St. Paul,...
Warmer temperatures, snowmelt raise risk of major floods along ...
2023年4月26日 · Some areas along the Mississippi River have already flooded, and Yosemite National Park is closing this week. Most of California’s Yosemite Valley will close to visitors this week, and Iowa’s...