Mississippi River expected to crest next week in Vicksburg

Mississippi River expected to crest next week in Vicksburg

VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) - Rising water from the Mississippi River is putting emergency crews and neighbors in Vicksburg on alert. In early April, Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Jr., declared a State of Emergency for the city due to rising river levels. The river has reached 48 feet and is expected to crest at nearly 50 feet by Monday, April 28. Warren County and Vicksburg crews have closed multiple roads and reinforced levee walls. Crews have st…

Levees continue to protect city from the flood

The water was strangely calm on the Mississippi River Friday as it was nearing its crest. Four of us took a small 16-foot aluminum bass boat downriver from the Greenville city front to the north end of Refuge Hunting Club to look at how the water was there.

Corps of Engineers activates second phase of high-water plan for Mississippi River

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has activated the second phase of its flood fight plan for the Mississippi River. USACE officials said Phase II was activated Tuesday as the river is expected to rise above 15 feet at the Carrollton Gage. Phase I was activated after the river rose above 11 feet at the Carrollton Gage in February. Baton Rouge Weather According to the USACE, the first phase is activated automatically when…

Army Corps activates Phase II flood fight as Mississippi River rises

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin daily levee patrols from Baton Rouge to Venice as the Mississippi River is forecast to rise above the 15-foot mark.

Flood update: higher crest predicted at later date - The Vicksburg Post

The date for floodwater predicted to reach Warren County via the Mississippi River has once again been pushed back in forecasts, but at a higher crest, the Warren County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is reporting this week. Warren County EMA Director John Elfer said Tuesday that the river is now expected to crest at 49 feet Monday, April 28, five days later and nearly a foot higher than the previous forecast. “The takeaway is that if we get …