Related: A Flood of Stories From the Dakotas
It all starts with a trickle:
"Rising river level hampers traffic
CLARKSVILLE — The fast-rising Mississippi River was making travel difficult Saturday, both on the river and for those trying to get across it. The Mississippi, Missouri, and other Midwestern rivers in at least six states have surged since torrential rains hit the region over the last few days. Flash flooding killed at least two people (AP)."
Were we not told the water level was down and the drought wasn't ending?
"The February-through-May drought forecast predicts conditions will worsen overall this spring"
Said who? NOAA? Pfft!
"Rivers crest across Midwest; more rain expected in area" Associated Press, April 22, 2013
CLARKSVILLE, Mo. — Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous forecast and the growing accumulation of snow in the upper Midwest tempered any feelings of victory.
At this time of year? The Dakota pack was supposed to be melting weeks ago!
The surging Mississippi was at or near crest at several places from the Quad Cities in Illinois and Iowa south to near St. Louis — some reaching 10-12 feet above flood stage. Problems were plentiful: Hundreds of thousands of acres of swamped farmland as planting season approaches; three people dead; roads and bridges closed....
The Coast Guard said 114 barges broke loose near St. Louis on Saturday night, and four hit the Jefferson Barracks Bridge in St. Louis County. The bridge was closed about six hours for inspection but reopened around 8 a.m. Sunday. Most of the runaway barges were corralled, but at least 10 sank and two others were unaccounted for, Coast Guard Lieutenant Colin Fogarty said....
WTF? If it is not a manufactured crisis this government doesn't know how to respond!!
In all three cases, vehicles were swept off the road in flash floods. High water could be responsible for two more, both in Illinois, where a decomposed body was found Thursday in an Oak Brook creek and a body was found Saturday in the Mississippi River at Cora.
The danger is far from over....
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Related:
"Four Colorado snowboarders and one skier were killed over the weekend in the state’s deadliest avalanche in more than 50 years. The slide occurred on a weekend when many skiers and snowboarders took advantage of late-season snowfall in the Rocky Mountains."
What?
‘‘A rogue wave, a freak wave or something’’
Who wanted them dead and why?
"US halts funds for $361m water pipeline in Montana" by Matt Volz | Associated Press, April 22, 2013
BOX ELDER, Mont. — Federal officials temporarily stopped funding a $361 million water pipeline for a Native American reservation in Montana after learning that millions of project dollars were missing and a Chippewa Cree leader in charge of the project steered federal dollars to a company he owns.
The tribe has since replaced the missing money, but federal funding for the pipeline won’t resume until tribal leaders show they have permanently fixed the problems, Bureau of Reclamation regional director Michael J. Ryan said.
As for the banks....SIGH!!!
‘‘While we commend the tribe for restoring the funds soon after the shortage and for self-reporting the issue, this reallocation of funds without consultation is a serious noncompliance matter with potentially long-lasting implications,’’ Ryan said in a recent letter....
I'll bet if they were war-profiteers they would be paid for the cost overrun.
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NEXT DAY UPDATE:
"3 dead, 1 missing as Midwest forecasts worsen outlook" Associated Press, April 23, 2013
GRAFTON, Ill. — Even though the Mississippi River started a slow decline at some of its trouble spots Monday, the spring floods in the Midwest are far from over, officials said.
Levee breaks flooded parts of Indiana, and flood waters threatened the campus of Michigan State University. One levee breach near Prairieton, Ind., left about two dozen homes reachable only by boat.
The flooding is already blamed for three deaths, and could be linked to more....
Forecasters are expecting an inch of rain through Tuesday over much of the Midwest. They said the rain could bump up the Mississippi River by as much as a foot, from Clarksville, Mo., to points south.
The river isn’t expected to crest until late this week at spots south of St. Louis. Significant flooding is possible in places like Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Cairo, Ill.
To the north, the snow hasn’t stopped yet in Minnesota and the Dakotas.
Once the snow melts, a lot of it ends up in the rivers.
Really? I didn't know that (sigh).
Sandbagging is beginning this week in Fargo, N.D., to prepare for what could be record amounts of high water....
Because of the RECORD AMOUNT of COLD and SNOWFALL this past winter. Minimized by the AmeriKan ma$$ media because they are too busy pu$hing the global warming agenda.
Mark Fuchs, a National Weather Service hydrologist, said the latest rainfall could be especially troubling for communities along the Illinois River, which he said is headed for record crests....
What if the rain -- a key sign of global cooling, btw -- doesn't stop?
That means a lot less food and more hungry people. Good time for a third World War or viral pandemic, huh?
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UPDATE: Legal challenges begin against ND abortion laws
Never heard back from the Globe about the floods.
