Category: river

How metro rivers respond to local rainfall and why the flooding was so severe in 2011

May 16, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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flooding, mississippi river, river

The recent flooding has brought more attention to river gauges than perhaps any time in recent history. One of the questions I have […]
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Pictures of the Mississippi River at Memphis, May 9, 2011

May 9, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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flooding, mississippi river, river

The following pics were all taken by Cirrus Weather Solutions / MemphisWeather.net on May 9, 2011 as the Mississippi River reached a stage […]
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The Great Memphis Flood of 2011 – how it happened and where to get info

May 6, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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flooding, river

The “Big Story” in Memphis, as anyone who has not been living under a rock or in a million dollar fortified château in Abbottabad, Pakistan […]
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Civil Emergency Message from MSCEMA regarding flooding

April 30, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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civil emergency, flooding, river

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED…CORRECTED CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE MEMPHIS SHELBY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 332 PM […]
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Attention turns from severe weather to river flooding

April 29, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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flooding, river

Copious rainfall this month (11.76″ at Memphis International Airport, 12.58″ at the Agricenter in Cordova, 10.95″ at Cirrus Weather in Bartlett), along with […]
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Mississippi River at Memphis cresting today, beginning slow fall

March 22, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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flooding, river

The Mississippi River at the Memphis gauge downtown went above flood stage of 34.0 feet on Tuesday morning, March 15. Based on hourly […]
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Mississippi River flooding pics

March 17, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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flooding, river, weather pics

The Mississippi River at Memphis went above flood stage of 34.0′ early Tuesday morning, March 15, and has continued to slowly rise. The […]
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Flood Safety Awareness Week coincides with local river flooding

March 14, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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flooding, river, safety tips

This week is set aside by the National Weather Service as National Flood Safety Awareness Week. It happens to be a good week […]
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Mississippi River on the rise

March 2, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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flooding, river

The muddy Mississippi River is beginning to stir up some issues for boaters, river enthusiasts, barge traffic, and many others over the past […]
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