Cairo, IL has crested at 61.8 feet (record). Memphis will crest at 48.0' tomorrow (second highest). At one point, tributaries to the Mississippi were flowing backwards because of the water volume. Definately some bad times going on.
Monday, May 09, 2011
Dire Flooding
Many people are critical of those who would build their houses in known flood plains. But this is just insane:
Cairo, IL has crested at 61.8 feet (record). Memphis will crest at 48.0' tomorrow (second highest). At one point, tributaries to the Mississippi were flowing backwards because of the water volume. Definately some bad times going on.
Cairo, IL has crested at 61.8 feet (record). Memphis will crest at 48.0' tomorrow (second highest). At one point, tributaries to the Mississippi were flowing backwards because of the water volume. Definately some bad times going on.
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