Throughout Southeast Missouri and surrounding states, the Mississippi River is being marked at Record High Levels. CLICK HERE for the Forecasts for the Mississippi River As the river rises and the flooding continues across Southeast Missouri, roads are being closed. CLICK HERE for the full list of road closures.
Schools are closed in East Prairie, Missouri today. The rain continues today and tonight. Explosives are in place to blow the Bird’s Point levee to relieve the water building up behind it. Roads are closed across Southeast Missouri. Many people have evacuated their homes and businesses. The 2011 Flood in Southeast Missouri continues with hope [...]
Corps still waiting to decide on blowing levee; Cairo residents urged to leave Friday, April 29, 2011 ~ Updated 12:20 PM By Scott Moyers ~ Southeast Missourian With the rivers still swelling and more rain expected, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stayed in a “holding pattern” Friday as the mayor of Cairo, Ill., issued [...]