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The same alert is in effect for Jackson, Mississippi, through 6 p.m. local time Thursday while Birmingham, Alabama, is under the watch through 12 a.m. local time Friday.
A governing board in central Mississippi, the Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District, has advocated the development of a new 1,700-acre (688-hectare) lake along the Pearl ...
The central and southern areas of Mississippi are under an Elevated Threat warning for flash flooding. Areas to the north of Jackson are likely to see 2-4 inches of rain.
A barge moves on the Mississippi River, on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, near Cairo, Ill. During the summer and autumn of 2023, parts of the Mississippi River dipped to historic lows after drought ...
On May 3, using the planned procedures for the Birds Point-New Madrid Floodway, the Corps of Engineers blasted a two-mile (3 km) hole in the levee protecting the floodway, flooding 130,000 acres (530 km 2) of farmland in Mississippi County, Missouri, in an effort to save the town of Cairo, Illinois and the rest of the levee system, from record-breaking flood waters. [19]
Tunica Resorts, [3] formerly known as Robinsonville until 2005, [citation needed] is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, north of the county seat of Tunica. The community is situated mostly between the Mississippi River and U.S. Route 61, along the border with Arkansas.
The dam is located on Arkabutla Dam Rd (Mississippi Highway 301/Mississippi Highway 304 Scenic) approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the small community of Arkabutla. It is one of four Flood Damage Reduction reservoirs in northern Mississippi, the others being Sardis, Enid and Grenada lakes.
Heavy rain and flash floods drenched Mississippi, prompting rescue operations, closures and evacuations Wednesday including dozens of residents at a nursing home in the central part of the state.