Flooding Still Major Concern in Mississippi Valley
11/2/2009 2:19 PM
Despite a shift to dry weather this week across the Mississippi Valley, flooding remains a big concern
for residents along the region's major rivers.
Rounds of torrential ra
By Heather
Buchman
AccuWeather.com
Despite a shift to dry weather
this week across the
Mississippi Valley, flooding remains a big concern
for residents along the region's major rivers.
Rounds of torrential rainfall throughout the month of October have sent rivers from eastern Texas and Louisiana to Iowa and Illinois running high.
The latest of these rounds hit during the latter half of last week with some locations picking up over half a foot of rain.
The heavy rain led to flooding of roadways, stranding motorists in areas from Louisiana to Missouri Thursday into Friday. Roads and homes continue to
be threatened by floodwaters this week as rivers continue to rise.
Fortunately, dry weather through the end of this week will give most rivers a chance to crest and start slowly receding. There is, however, some
potential for rain to return to the
Mississippi Valley region next
week.
AccuWeather.com meteorologists will be closely monitoring this potential throughout the week. If another
heavy rain event were to occur next week, it would trigger new rises on
rivers.
Thus, the process of rivers returning to normal levels would be further slowed. More detailed information on some of the major rivers in flood stage
can be found in this
AccuWeather.com Headline.
Floodgates and flood walls have already been closed in many areas, including
St. Louis, Mo. According to the Associated Press, high waters
were blocking the entrance to the President Casino, which is located near the Gateway Arch in
St. Louis, Sunday. The casino was closed as a result.
The worst of the flooding along the Mississippi River is expected to occur at Cape Girardeau, Mo. Fortunately, the city has a flood wall that should
prevent any major problems.
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