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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 12:09 UTC

More rain expected for already swollen rivers

Communities along the Mississippi River and other Midwestern waterways eyed and in some cases fortified makeshift levees holding back floodwaters that meteorologists said could worsen or be prolonged by looming storms.

National Guard  National Weather Service  Tom Thompson  Mark Fuchs  Mississippi River  Illinois River  +9 more

Chigago Tribune, 23.04.13 11:44 UTC

Floodwaters recede in some places but cleanup remains grim

Crest records broken as more rain keeps officials wary

United States  DuPage River  Fox River  Des Plaines River  Des river  Illinois River  +10 more

CNN Top Stories, 23.04.13 09:00 UTC

Historic flooding hits Midwestern states

(CNN) -- Heavy rains have caused flooding in several Midwestern states, leaving some homeless and rivers at dangerous levels. "The more I see the water come up, the more I'll cry," said Starlynn ...

Flash  National Weather Service  Indiana  Mississippi  Nixon  Starlynn Winchell  +14 more

Seattle Times, 22.04.13 21:06 UTC

River views trump permanent flood protection

Her Missouri hamlet soon to celebrate its 200th birthday, Mayor Jo Anne Smiley embraces Clarksville's perilous place along the Mississippi River, never mind that that the waters again threaten to wipe it and its potpourri of specialty shops off the map.

National Weather Service  Pam Bick  Tom Thompson  Robert Salsberry  Jo Anne Smiley  Mississippi River  +10 more

Chigago Tribune, 22.04.13 15:34 UTC

More rain, chills to follow sunny spring day

Today is expected to be a gorgeous spring day throughout the Chicago area, if a little more nippy at the lakefront. And while showers tonight and Tuesday might push some rivers back into flooding, ...

National Weather Service  Richard Castro  Lake Michigan  Michigan  meteorologist   Chicago 

Seattle Times, 22.04.13 14:57 UTC

Warmer, drier weather forecast for Washington

Forecasters expect drier weather the next few days in Washington, with higher high temperatures but a chance of freezing Monday night in parts of Eastern Washington.

National Weather Service  Washington Forecasters  Western Washington  eastern Washington 

NPR, 22.04.13 13:00 UTC

So Far, So Good: But Midwest's Floods Aren't Over

The good news is that "the big river didn't get too big," The St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes this morning. "Sandbags held back the cresting Mississippi River from several towns north of St. Louis on ...

The Associated Press GmbH  St. Louis  National Weather Service  Midwest  Mississippi River  Illinois River  +7 more

NPR, 21.04.13 20:08 UTC

Midwest River Towns Ready Themselves For Cresting Floodwaters

Towns in Missouri, central Illinois and at least four other Midwestern states are under a flood warning, as heavy spring rains swell the Mississippi and other rivers to dangerously high crests. In ...

KMOV  Missouri Department of Transportation  National Weather Service  American Red Cross  central Illinois  Illinois  +4 more

Chigago Tribune, 21.04.13 18:38 UTC

Cleanup begins after record-high river levels

As many Chicago-area residents cleaned up after torrential rains last week led to record-high river levels and flooding, some communities were still adding sandbags to makeshift levees and ...

LaSalle  Kane  Metropolitan Water Reclamation District  KENDALL S.A.S.  mayor   Chicago  +20 more

Los Angeles Times, 20.04.13 10:12 UTC

Dry weather has firefighters ready for battle

In L.A. County, tests show brush is drying out fast this year because of lack of rain. In Ventura County, firefighters say the parched conditions are more typical of June or July.

meteorologist   Captain  Los Angeles  Jet Propulsion laboratory  National Weather Service  California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection  +15 more
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