Posted on May 8th, 2011 in Floods and Flooding

NWS Flood Map May 8, 2011 Central U.S.Flooding due to snow melt and rain has been in progress in the Dakotas and neighboring states for several weeks.  Now the Mississippi River flood crest is  forecast to move slowly downstream toward New Orleans in the next three weeks. More than 180 locations over several states are currently experiencing flood.

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