Floodwaters will continue to pour into streams and rivers this week as a record rain event for the Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee valleys draws to a close, perhaps resulting in additional flooding in previously spared areas.
By Tuesday, the storm system that caused a catastrophic tornado outbreak and six flash flood emergencies in several states since last week will finally move away from the East Coast.
During this event, Kentucky, western Tennessee, and Arkansas received more than a foot of rain. This water has to go somewhere now.
In the meantime, 90 river areas are predicted to reach moderate flood stage, and over 50 river places are either experiencing or will experience severe flood stage in the next days.
The Ohio River near Cincinnati and Louisville is predicted to crest at its highest level in seven years, according to the National Weather Service.
Throughout the weekend, water rescue operations were taking place along rivers, including in Columbus, Indiana.
After floods left a group of homeless people stuck along the White River in East Fork on Sunday, Columbus Fire Rescue successfully rescued 12 people.
The National Water Prediction Service of NOAA predicts that on Sunday, the White River will crest at a significant flood stage of almost 16.96 feet.
Woodford County’s Kentucky River is expected to rise to a possible record 49.5 feet on Monday. Officials in charge of emergency management issued evacuation orders over the weekend.
Paducah, Kentucky, along the Ohio River, and Memphis, Tennessee, along the Mississippi River, are areas of concern for flooding early this week.
This flooding concern will last through most of April.
Rainfall water on the Mississippi River is expected to reach Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in over two and a half weeks, with the potential for water levels to reach their highest point in four years.
This information has been sourced from foxnews.
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