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What is still a regional news story, the annual spring run off is becoming a concern and about to break out to a National news item. The 18 in of Minnesota snowpack melted in a mere 4 days of 80's plus heatwave, added onto April showers exacerbating the problems.

There is talk among the old timers on the river that its looking like conditions ripe to reach 1965 high water marks.

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Sandbagging at Savanna IL, they used local inmate labor

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Across from the Pallisades State park overlook, the low water sign from last summer dry river bed still in place.

Sabula Iowa already moved to higher ground Saturday.

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Yep...and there's still a ton of snow in the snow pack up here yet. Thankfully, (for you down south - not for us!) next week is looking to be only to be in the mid 40's with still freezing nights, so it might melt slow.
 
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Mississippi River water levels continue to rise, flooding worsens in Wabasha

The water is rising six to eight inches a night and now starting affect roads, fields and businesses.
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April 22nd 2023

WABASHA, Minn. (KTTC) – Mississippi water levels are continuing to rise fast and are expected to become much worse by Tuesday. The city of Wabasha is experiencing some of the worst flooding it’s seen in years its now under a local emergency.

The water is rising six to eight inches a night and now starting affect roads, fields and businesses.

“It’s just faster than it normally is so normally we have two or three days to prepare for it, and we don’t now,” Wabasha Emergency Management Director Darren Sheeley said.
 
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River Flooding Could Be Highest In Over 20 Years In Parts Of Upper Mississippi Valley​

Story by Jonathan Erdman • 17m ago

River flooding is rising toward a crest in the coming week in parts of the upper Midwest and could reach levels not seen in over 20 years in parts of the upper Mississippi Valley.

Spring flooding is typical in the northern and western U.S. as winter snowpack melts and runs into lakes, creeks, streams and larger rivers.

But this spring, it's expected to reach higher levels in some areas due to a number of factors.
 
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What is still a regional news story, the annual spring run off is becoming a concern and about to break out to a National news item. The 18 in of Minnesota snowpack melted in a mere 4 days of 80's plus heatwave, added onto April showers exacerbating the problems.

There is talk among the old timers on the river that its looking like conditions ripe to reach 1965 high water marks.

Add any news pics, social vids or stories here as a running thread.

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I was intrigued by Savanna. Turns out they have their own Area 51.

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Savanna Army Depot , Area 51 River Overlook

Hiking Trail in Savanna, IL
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I remember 93 well. This feels in that range. Iowa could not catch a break, so much rain, tornadoes, snowstorms so it was super saturated all winter. And though we all loved that week of glorious mid 80's, it was too much too soon. Pain ahead.

Guttenberg Iowa yesterday. Consensus is these houses are going to get wet this week. That's an air strip in the middle.


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Neither here nor there.
Here's the watch thread for flooding on the Mississippi River

BRKG - Mississippi River Spring flooding underway

What is still a regional news story, the annual spring run off is becoming a concern and about to break out to a National news item. The 18 in of Minnesota snowpack melted in a mere 4 days of 80's plus heatwave, added onto April showers exacerbating the problems. There is talk among the old...
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Dubuque April 26 1965 for perspective.

On April, 26, 1965, a record crest of 26.81 feet, more than 9 feet over flood stage, sent 3 million gallons of river water per second into Dubuque, destroying homes and businesses as floodwaters stood 7 feet deep on some street “In 1965, it pretty much stopped Dubuque,” Walt Pregler said of the worst flood in the city’s recorded history. “It’s quite a legacy.” In the 55 years since floodwaters deluged Dubuque, the city built and has maintained a 29,670-foot flood-control system with a floodwall that stands 30 feet tall along the Mississippi River, which has a flood stage of 17 feet at the railroad bridge...'

Historic flood: River swamped Dubuque 55 years ago

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Historic flood: River swamped Dubuque 55 years ago

Water swamped lower Locust Street, where National Guard trucks and boats ferried store owners and employees to work.
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Even in N MN not far from the headwaters, flooding on the Mississippi can be a major problem. My grandma's farm was north of a little burg right on the river called Aitkin, MN, not too far north of town. I remember as a little kid that the town was often flooded, and her roads were even more often flooded in the spring so that she kept the old Model T Ford with high clearance for just that purpose...getting feed and supplies in and out in the springtime. Often, it was not at all, and the farmers all around had to make allowances. Amazing farmland, as is all ancient (or present) Mississippi bottomland, but you paid a price. Haha...I rode to Grandma's many times in that Ford, the folks having to leave our car way back somewhere on dry land.

The Feds built a straight-line diversion channel between a big loop in the river to take some of the load (early 60's?) which as it turns out is the only one on the Mississippi from Lake Itasca, MN to the Gulf. Really helped Grandma's cause, and kept Aitkin from flooding quite so often.
 
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Its rising 8 in to a foot each night and its coming in from every tributary, creek and channel. Churning, filled with debris, uprooted trees at the shoreline, sheds, docks etc. Cannot be more emphatic, its all feeding into the main channel and headed southbound. Once it tops the locks up here, the Corps loses control to regulate flow downstream somewhat and that is the 'backup potential' into Iowa River, Wisconsin River, Illinois River, Missouri River etc as Pachyderm was warning yesterday. Already hearing about flooding at Hanover IL and its not that close to the river, south of Galena. Its too much melt with nowhere to go but sideways, 'out of banks'.

IF it stays cold nights up north, it may slow this melt. But I would expect high waters thru June 5th till things dry/recede.

And now some Alison Krause singing some Led to remind us what the potentials are...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxk62tNDteA
 
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Its 'topped the lock' at St. Paul yesterday evening, so its ramping to peak ferocity.

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Rains forecast Thursday thru Sunday at LaCrosse, will exacerbate it.

and its ALL headed downstream folks

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La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA 14 day weather forecast

Forecasted weather conditions the coming 2 weeks for La Crosse
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I am far more worried for St. Louis, Memphis and New Orleans folks on our board because it grows exponentially with each river that feeds into the main channel, widening.

It was at 22.2 at McGregor Iowa as of 10 pm last night, it may be just shy of breaking 1965 records but it will depend on how much rain we get.
 
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Having had some VERY recent experience and some older experience with the I-30/I-40 Corridor, it is beginning to look like we ain't seed NUTHIN YET as far as supply chain issues go. Once Ol Man River cuts the 30/40 bridges (any bets as to how far into next week they last?) things will get DANG sketchy for a few weeks +/-.

DO YOUR month of MAY grocery shopping SOON as the "Supply Chain" is about to demonstrate one of the BIGGEST weak links we got, domestically.

Ta quote the song above:
"Cryin don't help and prayin don't do no good..."
 
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I wonder why more people that live in flood zones don't build their houses on those tall stilts like the swamp houses?
 
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