Dry and unfrozen soils along the Mississippi River and its tributaries in Iowa and Illinois have soaked up recent rain.

Snowmelt, the single biggest predictor of the river's spring flood risk, won't play a big role this year as there wasn't much snow to begin with across the river basin.

FROM NOAA "Forecasters from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center — part of the National Weather Service — issued the 2025 U.S.

NEW ORLEANS — The Mississippi River at the Carrollton gauge in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to activate Phase I flood fight procedures ...

As annual snowmelt is making its way south, flood warnings are in effect for much of the lower Mississippi basin once again. Mayors of cities along the Mississippi River have experienced increased ...

Mississippi experienced catastrophic flooding in 2019 ... including terminals, along the river. McGinnis said that “using that economic message” as a way to drum up support for funding ...

Current outlooks show the likelihood of Major Flooding on the Mississippi River being low at this time ... including areas along the Gulf Coast! While we've recently seen some generous snows ...

The Mississippi River has been on the ... It was built as part of construction of the vast levee system along the river following the great flood of 1927, which severely inundated Louisiana ...

MISSISSIPPI - Advocates for communities along the Mississippi River are seeking federal funding for flood control and other ...