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Signicant River Flooding Outlook 14-19 June 2008

Signicant River Flooding Outlook 14-19 June 2008

 

-- Source/larger view (or click on graphic):
http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
nationalfloodoutlook/index.html

ERRI emergency service analyst comment:

Even though it may sound like the water levels are lessening in certain parts of Iowa, it should be remembered that the water must go someplace...and it most certainly will flow downstream and eventually into the Mississippi river. Even without more rain, the danger of flood crests will continue progressively downstream from the current locations...with the consequential danger of flooding in other communities. Bottom-line, and like many kinds of disaster...it ain't over 'til its over.

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Quincy declares state of emergency; Memorial Bridge may close by Friday

By EDWARD HUSAR, Herald-Whig Staff Writer

QUINCY, IL: The city of Quincy has declared a "state of emergency" while Adams County has declared a "state of disaster" as local governments begin mobilizing for the region's biggest flood-fighting effort since 1993.

With the latest National Weather Service forecasts now predicting a Mississippi River crest of 29.9 feet in Quincy next Wednesday -- just 2.3 feet below the record level set in 1993 -- the city of Quincy announced plans to launch a sand-bagging effort, probably starting Friday but definitely taking place Saturday and Sunday.

Mayor John Spring said the sandbagging will take place at the parking lot on the south side of the Oakley Lindsay-Center. In case of bad weather, the sandbagging operation will move inside the OLC.

Volunteers from throughout the community will be asked to help pitch in. Spring said this effort will be directed at providing sandbags for "wherever they're needed" in the region. However, the immediate focus will be on fortifying the levees protecting local industries near Quincy's riverfront and the Fabius River Drainage District.

The Fabius levee protects the U.S. 24 highway approaches to both Quincy Memorial Bridge and Quincy Bayview Bridge -- a key transportation link for this region. Keeping bridges open so commerce can continue moving between Missouri and Illinois is a major priority, Spring said...

-- Source/continues: http://www.whig.com/story/
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