Page 9 - Flood Level News Today

Managing flow to keep barge traffic moving and commerce moving? >> yeah. you know, the lock and dam system is critical to maintain commerce and thats an important asset for the nation, but the lock and dam system actually does come at some costs when it comes to flood management. those locks and dams and actually a whole lot of other structures within the channel, actually raise the flood level over time and actually make matters a bit worse when it comes to flooding. >> lets talk about ecologic...

However in four days when its expected to crest its going to be cresting at 55.6 feet. then, floodwaters are going to be rushing further south into louisiana, baton rouge, this is a huge hot spot. the river is already at a major flood level at about 40 feet right now in louisiana. by friday, the city is anticipating that its going to get up to 44 feet and expected to rise even more. that would break a record that was set in 1927. so this again, christine, is a tragedy we just keep seeing unfold ...

Discovery is a great mothers day gift. >> ill probably cry. just seeing rita, knowing she survived 7 1/2 weeks in a van and hung on to hope for all that time. probably words will not come and probably tears will come and lots of hugs and kisses. >> the search now turns to chretians husband. he was last seen on march 22nd when he left her, his wife, to go find help. all right. lets talk weather now. severe weather along the mississippi river. a nonstop battle to keep floodwaters out of homes an...

She survived by eating tiny amounts of trail mix and snow. earlier today i talked with reporter michelle costa who was just outside the twin falls, idaho, hospital where chretian was taken. >> really important shes had a small meal. jell-o. shes on a liquid diet. shes been out there for seven weeks. shes lost a lot of weight. you have to slowly start doing that liquid diet. doctors are really optimistic. they said theyre going to be monitoring her for the next 24 hours. theyll re-evaluate how sh...

Tuesday in memphis 14 feet above flood stage, just inches above the record flood level of 1937. as the flood heads south, louisiana is getting ready. tomorrow the u.s. army corps of engineers plans to open a spillway just upstream from new orleans to divert floodwaters away from the city. a canadian woman who vanished with her husband nearly two months ago was found alive in a van friday in northern nevada. the couple was traveling to las vegas and apparently got lost in nevadas logging countr...

To crest some time possibly on wednesday here in memphis. were seeing records being set to the north. were seeing high water marks expected to the south of here. very close to a record here in memphis. and this is what 46 feet above flood level looks like. this is a city park, believe it or not. you see the trees that are in the water. you see this big lake here behind me. thats actually a parking lot where people come to park and enjoy this green space during the day, during the week. right now...

Still, unemployment rose slightly to 9% last month. thats up from 8.8% in march. now, there were significant rises in the jobless rate for the african-american and hispanic communities. experts say the jobless rate is up because more americans are feeling more confident and are looking for jobs. lets take a look though at the market, see how the boards are doing today. as you can see, we have green arrows across the boards with the dow jones industrials up almost by 81 points. breaking news, i...

Tarmac. they had to be evacuated. imagine that scene, a lot of these folks inside, a lot of them visitors, not really up on the weather necessarily or how serious it may have been. didnt know they needed to seek shelter. they were just going about their business in the airport when that all started happening. we were told that half the windows in the main terminal were blown out. the winds up to 170 miles an hour. substantial damage was done to that airport but it is not expected to be separatin...

Sheen while viewing this act, maybe we would have a different story. >> okay, ladies. well talk about other things later with you. thank you very much. a powerful storm is threatening to dum dump several inches of rain on the northeast and mid-atlantic states today. that system drenched the midwest yesterday for sure. look at ohio. the scioto river is expected to crest five feet above flood level. the weather channels mike seidel is following the storm in syracuse, new york where its snowing. ...

Destroying dozens of homes and burned 120,000 acres. a spokesman for texas says parts of state remain at high risk because of low humidity and high temperatures. plus the winds that are crossing the area. and a fast-moving wildfire in florida north of the kennedy space center re-opening a stretch of the interstate that the flames shut down but warning folks to use caution driving in the area because smoke is heavy. the fire has burned more than 10,000 acres and now, reportedly, 25 percent contai...