Learn more about USGS flood activities related to the 2017 Midwest Spring Floods that occurred across large portions of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Arkansas in late April and early May, 2017.
USGS FloodWatch Animation (April 25 - May 8, 2017)
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USGS Activities in the News:
- USGS Measures Record Flooding in Missouri: USGS crews recorded more than 20 preliminary record-high flood measurements in the Arkansas and White River basins... (04/30/2017)
- The Vital Nature of Streamgaging: Thirteen deaths, hundreds of impassible roads, and over 1,000 power outages across the State were linked to overflowing rivers... (05/11/2017)
- Monitoring Flood Conditions: Bob Holmes discusses the severity of flooding, flood probability, and USGS efforts to measure the floods. The Weather Channel (05/04/2017)
- Dozens of flood detection gauges to go offline in July due to budget cuts: As Missourians sorted through the mess left by torrential rainfall and flooding, about 20 percent of the stream gauges the National Weather Service and others use to measure floodwaters are slated to go offline... Springfield News-Leader (05/03/2017)
- Why Historic Area FLooding Could Happen More Often: Bob Holmes joins the McGraw Show to talk about flooding around southern Missouri and St. Louis and the effects of urbanization. KTRS (05/08/2017)
- News Tribune (05/07/2017): Mark Buscher: Facing a flood of washed-out roads: It will take weeks, maybe months, to complete repairs on some roads in areas just south of Jefferson City... KTRS (05/08/2017)
- Secretary Perdue surveys flood damage: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, at the request of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, participated in a flyover tour of northeast Arkansas with members of the Arkansas congressional delegation... Feedstuffs (05/15/2017)
- Two catastrophic floods in less than two years wasn't just a case of bad luck: In a span of just 16 months, the people of cities like Eureka, Pacific and Valley Park have twice braced for and dealt with so-called “100-year” floods... St. Louis Post-Dispatch (05/08/2017)
- U.S. Geological Survey collecting data on river crests in the area: Most of Old Town Fenton is a lake with floating rooftops. But according to the U.S. Geological Survey team, the water level is at its peak.... KMOV (05/03/2017)
- MSU students evacuate during 'flood of epic proportions' at Dawt Mill: Ozark County Presiding Commissioner John Turner called it a "flood of epic proportions"... Springfield News-Leader (05/05/2017)
Learn more about USGS flood activities related to the 2017 Midwest Spring Floods that occurred across large portions of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Arkansas in late April and early May, 2017.
USGS FloodWatch Animation (April 25 - May 8, 2017)
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. View Media Details
USGS Activities in the News:
- USGS Measures Record Flooding in Missouri: USGS crews recorded more than 20 preliminary record-high flood measurements in the Arkansas and White River basins... (04/30/2017)
- The Vital Nature of Streamgaging: Thirteen deaths, hundreds of impassible roads, and over 1,000 power outages across the State were linked to overflowing rivers... (05/11/2017)
- Monitoring Flood Conditions: Bob Holmes discusses the severity of flooding, flood probability, and USGS efforts to measure the floods. The Weather Channel (05/04/2017)
- Dozens of flood detection gauges to go offline in July due to budget cuts: As Missourians sorted through the mess left by torrential rainfall and flooding, about 20 percent of the stream gauges the National Weather Service and others use to measure floodwaters are slated to go offline... Springfield News-Leader (05/03/2017)
- Why Historic Area FLooding Could Happen More Often: Bob Holmes joins the McGraw Show to talk about flooding around southern Missouri and St. Louis and the effects of urbanization. KTRS (05/08/2017)
- News Tribune (05/07/2017): Mark Buscher: Facing a flood of washed-out roads: It will take weeks, maybe months, to complete repairs on some roads in areas just south of Jefferson City... KTRS (05/08/2017)
- Secretary Perdue surveys flood damage: U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, at the request of Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, participated in a flyover tour of northeast Arkansas with members of the Arkansas congressional delegation... Feedstuffs (05/15/2017)
- Two catastrophic floods in less than two years wasn't just a case of bad luck: In a span of just 16 months, the people of cities like Eureka, Pacific and Valley Park have twice braced for and dealt with so-called “100-year” floods... St. Louis Post-Dispatch (05/08/2017)
- U.S. Geological Survey collecting data on river crests in the area: Most of Old Town Fenton is a lake with floating rooftops. But according to the U.S. Geological Survey team, the water level is at its peak.... KMOV (05/03/2017)
- MSU students evacuate during 'flood of epic proportions' at Dawt Mill: Ozark County Presiding Commissioner John Turner called it a "flood of epic proportions"... Springfield News-Leader (05/05/2017)