Nearly 30 river gauges are in major flood stage across the Midwest, with more potentially damaging flooding expected into the coming weeks as the snow from this year's blockbuster season continues to melt.
This year's river rise could lead to some of the worst flooding in 20 years in some places, with most river gauges in major flood stage along the Mississippi River from St. Paul, Minnesota, south to Burlington, Iowa. It follows this winter's relentless parade of storms soon after the Mississippi River near Memphis had dropped to record low levels from drought.
"We're expecting a pretty good crest in a week," Matson said Tuesday. "Whether it's a record crest or close to a record, there's not definitive answers yet. But it doesn't really matter for us because we fight the river." In Dubuque, Iowa, officials have closed all of its floodgates along the Mississippi "and are operating several pumping stations 24/7 to convey water over the floodwall and into the river," the city said in a video explainer released Wednesday. This is only the third time the gates have been closed since they were installed in 1973.
"It takes time for that water to make it to the river. It's not all going into the river all at once. It's just a longer process," said Caleb Grunzke, meteorologist with the Twin Cities weather service office.
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