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Rivers rise significantly after several inches of rain soak parts of Mississippi

Some rivers are now near or just over flood stage after several inches of rainfall soaked parts of the state. According to the National Weather...

Mississippi River slowly sinks below flood stage

UPDATE: Mississippi River back below flood stage along Mississippi's major city pointsAfter reaching all-time high water levels, the...

Preparing for flooding in Omaha: Few books have information

TheMissouri River at Omaha isabove flood stage, and teams are making sandbags to protect homes. In the 1993 floods,water reached 29 feet in Omaha,...

Mississippi River to remain above flood stage into the latter half of June

While the Mississippi River has long crested and is slowly falling, it is not projected to fall below flood stage until at least the latter half of...

17 of 19 Mississippi casinos along rising Mississippi River shutdown

UPDATE: President declares major disaster for Mississippi counties affected by floodingThe historic rising of the Mississippi River has forced the...

Mississippi River rises past historic Natchez record; 2nd highest at Vicksburg

UPDATE: Mississippi River at Vicksburg and Natchez finally crests (Photos)UPDATE: Mississippi River at Greenville cresting at 2nd highest level,...

Mississippi River reaches top 5 historical crest marks in Vicksburg and Natchez

UPDATE: Mississippi River historic crests lowered slightly at Natchez and GreenvilleUPDATE: 17 of 19 Mississippi casinos along rising Mississippi...

Mississippi River continues rising; river now forecast to rise above flood stage

Earlier in the month, it was not anticipated that the Mississippi River would rise above flood stage but with added heavy rains combined with rapid...