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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]
A large portion of the flooding was apparently the result of levee failures along the Mississippi River – Gulf Outlet Canal, a 76 miles (122 km) canal. The levees were sized to hold back up to 17.5 feet (5.3 m), of water; they held back the initial surge, but then they were breached in several areas by the 22 feet (6.7 m), surge.
Tunica is a town in and the county seat of Tunica County, Mississippi, United States, near the Mississippi River. Until the early 1990s when casino gambling was introduced in the area, Tunica had been one of the most impoverished places in the United States. Despite this economic improvement, Tunica's population continues to decline from its ...
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Some roads may be flooded or closed, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency said. The Flood Threat is at an "Elevated" risk for most of the state. This means areas could see 4-8" of rain or ...
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The flood between May and June was the second most severe flood in the lower Mississippi Basin since 1927. Red River Landing, Louisiana , reached the 4th highest crest of record at 60.52 feet (18.45 m) on June 5 and was flooded for 115 days.
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