Historic flooding hits Missouri and Arkansas, more heavy rain on the way
Posted by TW on May 03, 2017 in categories Featured articles, Floods, Severe weather
Parts of Missouri and Arkansas are experiencing historic flooding after a powerful storm produced deadly tornadoes, strong winds and heavy rain, leaving at least 20 people dead and dozens injured. Although flooding in some areas already reached historic levels, this event is still not over as another storm is set to drop heavy rain on already soaked Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Illinois and Indiana through the rest of the week. Hundreds of roads were closed in Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois over the weekend as dangerous weather system rolled in with strong winds and heavy rain. Some areas saw as much as 280 mm (11 inches). The rain caused a sudden rise in rivers, some of which already reached historic levels before the next round of heavy rain hits the region. The nation's biggest rivers are flooding, too. As of 21:00 UTC on May 3, 31 river gauges reported major flooding, 96 moderate, 160 minor and 233 near flood stage. Most of them in Missouri, Arkansas, and Illinois. A mandatory evacuation order was issued Tuesday, May 2, 2017, for the east part of the town of Pocahontas (population 6 500) in Arkansas, some 201 km (125 miles) northeast of Little Rock, as the Black River rose to nearly 9 m (29 feet), a record. "This is a historical crest. The levees weren't designed for overtopping," Randolph County Judge David Jansen said. "When they go, we're going to have a wall of water pouring out." On Wednesday, the levee on the Black River at Pocahontas failed and water gushed into the town.
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