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Mississippi River floods

Top of the Hour: The Rising Mississippi, Morning Headlines

Vicksburg, Mississippi is bracing itself for flooding even after the Army Corps opened spillways and demolished levees upriver. Meanwhile, 15 miles of the Mississippi has been closed near Natchez and more ports might have to be closed for fear of flood danger.

Top of the Hour: Flooding Cajun Country, Morning Headlines

Spillway Opened, Small Town Residents Fear Flooding in La.

Fearing the Worst, Hoping for the Best in Mississippi Delta

Ghost of Katrina Haunts Mississippi Delta

Top of the Hour: Watching the River, Morning Headlines

Hundreds of homes in Vicksburg, Mississippi are underwater and the river is still rising. According to the Army Corps of Engineers, this flood will not cause as much damage as the great flood of 1927, but residents are wary.

Mississippi River Crests Near Record Levels

The Mississippi River reached near record levels on Monday when it crested at 48 feet around 7 p.m. Experts, who have been watching as heavy rains swell the waterway’s thousands of tributaries and feeder streams, expect the level to remain high for at least the next 48 hours. Memphis residents began to evacuate their homes […]

Looking Back: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927

Arts, Culture & Media

We’re seeing the worst flooding along the Mississippi river in many decades. Pete Daniel, retired curator and historian at the Smithsonian says the lesson we should take with us from the Great Flood is that Mother Nature can be stronger than humankind.

The World

Memphis Braces for Mississippi Flooding

Environment

Memphis is the next place to be hit by the 100-year flood racing south down the Mississippi. About 1,300 households have been evacuated so far, and 500 people have gone to shelters set up around the city in preparation for the crest expected Tuesday.

Mississippi Delta Prepares for More Flooding

Environment

All along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, people are packing up as the flood waters continue to rise, endangering their fields, their homes and their lives. Joining us is George Sills, a geotechnical engineer.