The year through May 2019 was the wettest 12-month period on record in the United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. [+] level on November 12, 2019 in Venice.

Other states – including Mississippi and Louisiana — flooded as well and the flooding only began to abate in early Nov. 2019.


The worst of the river flooding is in Arkansas and Missouri, the National Weather Service said. Catastrophic flooding isn’t a new phenomenon in the Midwest. It rose to record levels.

The Mississippi River flooding from spring through July was the longest flood on record, breaking the 1927 Great Flood record. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg) Jeff Jorgenson looks over a partially flooded field he farms near Shenandoah, Iowa, on May 29, 2019. 31 December 2018. Along the Arkansas River in Arkansas, communities prepared for more record-breaking crests. It engulfed entire neighborhoods. Erosion from flooding on farmland in La Moille, Ill., on May 29, 2019. The entrance into Bettendorf at Martha's Point is under flooding Mississippi River water, Thursday May 2, 2019, as the flood topped two records, one for the longest flood… ... 13 November 2019. The Record Flood of 2019 Ken Doke, Commissioner Muskogee County • Beginning May 21st, the AR River near Muskogee rose over 20 feet in just a few days to the highest level in recorded history • It remained at historically high levels for nearly a week • Major flooding continued for weeks Billions of dollars in damage was incurred during the great floods of 1927, 1951, and 1993. Venice to charge tourist entry fee for short stays . The river experienced its longest duration flooding event in recorded history, 90 days in a row at or above flood stage, because of spring snow melt followed by several rounds of … ... 13 November 2019. The 2019 Mississippi River flood fight is going to slog deep into the summer — and maybe much longer. It was much higher than almost anyone in the region had seen and higher than the … Venice to charge tourist entry fee for short stays . (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg) Jeff Jorgenson looks over a partially flooded field he farms near Shenandoah, Iowa, on May 29, 2019. The historic flooding that has been devastating the Midwest may be just the beginning of an ongoing trend. The year through May 2019 was the wettest 12-month period on record in the United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
A U.S. Geological Survey team moves past Richard Cottrell's antebellum home in downtown Clarksville as the Mississippi River hovers near the 1993 record flood level on Friday, May 31, 2019… Portions of Warren, Issaquena, Sharkey, Yazoo, Humphreys, and Washington Counties were flooded. Media caption Parts of Venice have been left under water by record flooding. Almost half of the land area of Issaquena and Sharkey Counties experienced flooding. Erosion from flooding on farmland in La Moille, Ill., on May 29, 2019. It left a mixture of muck, mold and debris everywhere it touched.And for many, it left an impact felt a whole year later.The Arkansas River in May 2019 submerged much of the Fort Smith region, eventually cresting at 40.79 feet the morning of June 1. Historic flooding in Arkansas continues as the water ... Arkansas losing over $20M a day from record flooding as residents brace for water to keep rising ... 10 locations have set new record …

Media caption Parts of Venice have been left under water by record flooding.

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The rising and falling Mississippi River in La Crosse was rated as WIZM’s #6 story for 2019. Nebraska dealing with record river flooding, 2 dead ... 2019. The Yazoo Backwater Area in the Mississippi Delta north of Vicksburg, Mississippi, experienced both record flood stages and record duration of flooding during the winter, spring, and summer of 2019.

31 December 2018. Charleston Harbor saw record days of flooding in 2019.