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On 03 Aug 2021, Tritek <[email protected]> posted some news:secrl5$1c1$[email protected]:

FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer wrote

Stupid fucking do-nothing Democrats.

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) � The surging Mississippi River was cresting in Iowa on Saturday as melting snow from Minnesota and Wisconsin continues to push up river levels, the National Weather Service said.

The weather service said the river was cresting between 23 and 24.3 feet
(7 and 7.4 meters) in Dubuque, a city on the Mississippi about 200 miles
(320 kilometers) east of Des Moines. The river was expected to crest at
21.9 feet (6.7 meters) in Bellevue, Iowa, on Saturday night.

The river is not expected to see many record crests in the next week, but
the weather service said Saturday�s levels would come close to 1993 and
2001 records between 23.9 and 25.4 feet (7.3 and 7.7 meters) as the river
moves down its 2,300-mile (3,700-kilometer) length before reaching the
Gulf of Mexico.

Dubuque has closed its floodgates for only the third time ever in response
to flooding. Further south in the Quad Cities � five adjoining cities
along the river in Iowa and Illinois � the river is expected to crest at
21.6 feet (6.6 meters) Monday. Some roads and parks near the river are
closed.

Officials in towns along the river have said they are optimistic they will escape severe flooding this year, thanks to improved floodwalls and other prevention measures.

Despite some flooding in Wisconsin earlier in the week, the weather
service said states farther south could be spared major flooding damage
because tributaries in Iowa, Illinois and other states are running lower
than usual, providing paths for runoff from the Mississippi.

<https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-river-crest-flooding- 382789d560ad005a3b2f8131fd8a1858>

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