Rains Ease but Risk of River Flooding in Central U.S. Still High May 31, 2019 By Rich McKay Rain-swollen rivers threatened more flooding on Thursday in Arkansas, Louisiana, Illinois and Oklahoma, as Tulsa’s mayor warned that the decades-old...
4 Months of Mississippi Delta Flooding Taking a Toll on Farmers, Residents May 31, 2019 By Jeff Amy Larry Walls should have been out working in his fields last week. Instead, his John Deere tractor is parked on...
Cost of Flood-Prone Home Buyouts in Missouri, Elsewhere: $5B and Rising May 23, 2019 By David A. Lieb The residents of the small riverside town of Mosby, Missouri, have become accustomed to watching floods swamp their streets, transform...
Mississippi River’s Morganza Floodway May Be Opened for Third Time Ever May 23, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan A major barrier that keeps the Mississippi River in its current path may be opened for just the third time...
Communities Along Mississippi River Prepare for Record Crest May 2, 2019 By Margery A. Beck Communities in several states along the Mississippi River are watching the skies this week as rainfall will likely determine whether...
Fight Against Floods Enlists Supercomputers, Drones, Sonar April 22, 2019 By Adrian Sainz and Jeff Martin An arsenal of new technology is being put to the test fighting floods this year as rivers inundate towns and...
Officials Open Mississippi Floodgate to Handle River Flooding April 4, 2019 By Jeff Amy Officials have finally pulled the plug to allow an unusual flood trapped inside a levee system in Mississippi to drain,...
Mississippi, Ohio River Communities, Businesses Brace for Spring Floods March 12, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan High water on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers is snarling barges loaded with grain, chemicals and fuel, and forecasters are...
Official: Flooding in Southeast States Could Last for Weeks as Rivers Rise March 1, 2019 By Jeff Amy Many Southern communities could face weeks of flooding, along with other disruptions, as recent rains have sent many streams over...
Mississippi Sues Federal Government Over River Flooding February 14, 2019 By Jeff Amy The state of Mississippi on Monday sued the federal government, claiming a dam complex in Louisiana that keeps the Mississippi...