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2015 Missouri flooding

Record flooding along the Mississippi River and its tributaries that has closed major highways, forced evacuations, and overflowed levees, continues to threaten the Midwestern United States where at least 24 have died. The Mississippi is expected to crest in the next few days in Thebes, Illinois, at 47.5 feet, breaking the 1995 record by more than a foot and a half (46 cm). And now periods of below-freezing air will cause some flooded areas to turn icy.

Floods swamp Missouri, Illinois; nine million people in risk areas

Sources:  AccuWeather  Chicago Tribune  Reuters


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