The Mississippi River overflows and floods riverbanks and roads in states across the Midwest, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.
Tuesday, Iowa DOT Certain That there are closed roads along the Mississippi River REver because of the flood. Some roads near the river are expected to flood later this week, also. State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Iowans urged that live near the river to preserve it Eye on updates from administrators And Prepare for potential evacuation if flooding continues to spread.
Governor of Iowa Kim Reynolds issued Disaster declaration Yesterday to several counties along the river. The governor also asked various government agencies to monitor the conditions of the river in hopes of providing resources to the affected communities.
winter storms it Snow fell across the Midwest The recent floods have been particularly fueled. The snowmelt this spring means there is more water feeding into the area’s waterways. “If it keeps getting wetter, and we have more rain and thunderstorms, it could cause the river stages to stay high for longer than we would say if we went into a longer dry period which would allow the river levels to drop from these peaks increasing steadily over the next month or so.” That,” msaid meteorologist Jeff McCowsky Wisconsin Public Radio.
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Videos uploaded to TWitter shows a river rushing through multiple states.
Just this past fall, water levels in the Mississippi River were high due to decrease Drought spread across the United States. A parish community near New Orleans was warned last November that slow-moving low water means salt water has invaded their drinking water. Officials were worried about Extra sodium for people with high blood pressure and other health challenges.
And in mid-October, the water level drops Barge movement and capacity were disrupted. The Coast Guard reported that eight barges had run agroundstuck in the sand and mud It could easily have sailed in 2021. The boats you were supposed to bring Agricultural supplies up to the Midwest had to carry to a lower capacity, which led to disruption sipchips series last year. Low water levels also disrupted leisure activities as marinas experienced low levels of AThe second cruise ships had to change routes to avoid running aground.
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