Posts Tagged ‘flooding’
Rising floodwaters from the Mississippi River have nearly wiped entire towns off the map. Mark Strassmann reports on the latest details of the damage and how residents are coping in the aftermath.
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MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT:
http://buddyhuggins.blogspot.com/2011/05/cnn-reporter-martin-savidge-flood-2011.html
Reporting on flooding along the Mississippi River and how it could affect people in many ways.
For a more contextual perspective on the flooding, I like this fine feature report by CNN’s Martin Savidge. It links the history of U.S. Highway 61 with the Mississippi River and much of the society wrapped around the two. Savidge stayed dry the entire time.
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Sherbin Coulette- Mayor of Henderson, LA explains “Back to the Butte” Celebration.
Butte La Rose — July 23. Just two months ago, Butte LaRose was a ghost town, with law enforcement and St. Martin Parish officials blocking the access roads. A few resident holdouts refused to leave, even during a mandatory evacuation. Fear grew that several feet of water would inundate the town following the opening of the Morganza Spillway and continued flooding of the Mississippi River.
But today some signs of vitality are back in this community on the edge of the Atchafalaya Basin. Boats and trailers fill the landings along the basin, the adjoining Atchafalaya River and several connecting canals. The main highway leading in and out of town is filled with pickup trucks passing back and forth. Teenagers on ATVs ride the gravel road on top of the town’s main levee. Campgrounds are filled to capacity with visitors.
Some say, though, that misconceptions about the level of damage are keeping visitors and even some property owners away. The event — “Back to the Butte”– is a fundrasier for the Catholic Church, Sacred Heart of Jesus Chapel, and the Butte La Rose Volunteer Fire Department.
Local musicians donated their time to perform for the event include Hunter Courville and Cajun Fever, Terry Huval and Jambalaya, D.L. Menard, Joe Douglas, Al Berard and REFLX, Geno Delafose and Helen Boudreaux.
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I just go over what is going on in Minot and with the damns in this video
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Links:
Minot suffering record breaking flooding:
http://www.kare11.com/news/article/928037/391/Minot-suffering-record-breaking-flooding
US – Minot, North Dakota Floods: Threat of Rain Looms as Residents Brace for Flooding (VIDEO… 40,000 brace themselves):
http://www.sott.net/articles/show/230544-US-Minot-North-Dakota-Floods-Threat-of-Rain-Looms-as-Residents-Brace-for-Flooding
ND Considers Abolishing Property Taxes:
http://www.kmot.com/News_Stories.asp?news=41727
Weather radar:
http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMapFull.aspx
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CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann reports from Dyersburg, Tenn. on the unprecedented flooding occurring along the Mississippi River.
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These photos depict flooding in the White River basin in southern Monroe County, Arkansas. Much of the land south of Holly Grove and Highway 86 has been flooded by a combination of backwater of the White River and heavy rainfall. Thousands of acres of wheat and corn were lost to the floodwaters and planting is being delayed for cotton and soybeans. Although the flood waters are now receding, wet soils may prevent cotton from being planted for the remainder of the year. Having an adequate supply of soybean seed is now in question.
The water came up suddenly and with little warning. Due to the rapid and record rise of the Mississippi River, the White River actually flowed backwards for several days. One of the pictures shows a house surrounded by an 8- to 10-foot high levee. The owner was safe from the flood, but one night during severe thunderstorms, over 5 inches of rain fell, which, combined with the wind-driven waves, collapsed the levee and flooded the house.
A crop insurance agent demanded to see a wheat field that had been reported as flooded. So, the farmer loaded the agent in a boat and floated over the wheat field.
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As the water rises in the Mississippi River, Memphis’ Tom Lee Park on Riverside is beginning to vanish. The River was at 46 feet & rising when I took this video. It is expected to rise to 48 feet to crest on Wednesday, May 12, 2011
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With the Mississippi River crest days away, residents of Natchez, Mississippi can only wonder how much damage this historic flood will do. (May 12)
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Driving east on Interstate 155 from Caruthersville MO to Dyersburg TN looking south. Just past the bridge, the Bunge grain bins can be seen with sandbags protecting it. Flood stage is 32 feet. River is at 44.3 feet with crest forecasted to be 48 feet on 5-7-2011. Video really doesn’t show how much water there is. Couldn’t capture everything on the MO side because of the trees.
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CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds reports from Baton Rouge, La. on the reopening of the Mississippi River to commercial traffic at two critical spots.
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