Why isn’t this bigger news?
Major portions of the Midwest are underwater today as the region recovers from the “bomb cyclone” weather system that passed through the region over the past couple of days. CNN is reporting that “About 9 million people in 14 states along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers are under a flood warning”:
The deadly flooding in Nebraska has broken records throughout the state. About 9 million people in 14 states along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers are under a flood warning. https://t.co/kPbokBKfz1 pic.twitter.com/EsN61gZHGv
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 17, 2019
The before-and-after photos of the region show the extent of the damage:
Before-and-after images show the ongoing #flood disaster in Nebraska and Iowa:https://t.co/PxXcmYnxEC pic.twitter.com/ymA0gSnGcX
— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) March 17, 2019
The magnitude of the #Nebraska floods caused by snowmelt is biblical
↙️#Sentinel2 ??? image acquired on 16 March
↘️ reference image from February
See the animations below pic.twitter.com/DVfhOe1OE3— Copernicus EU (@CopernicusEU) March 17, 2019
#NebraskaFloods seen by #Sentinel2 ??? pic.twitter.com/bKKlVSVcCM
— Copernicus EU (@CopernicusEU) March 17, 2019
#NebraskaFloods seen by #Sentinel2 ??? pic.twitter.com/880Oeigzm4
— Copernicus EU (@CopernicusEU) March 17, 2019
Nebraska was particularly hard hit:
Flooding in Valley. #NebraskaFlood pic.twitter.com/lu8GqOKiR0
— Gov. Pete Ricketts (@GovRicketts) March 16, 2019
Pretty surreal flying into Omaha. Highways fully submerged. pic.twitter.com/UPUY9fHyXN
— Christopher Heady (@heady_chris) March 16, 2019
A combination of heavy rain and snowmelt have inundated the streets of Nebraska and South Dakota. pic.twitter.com/FZvZ6etogQ
— Pattern (@Pattern) March 15, 2019
But other states were affected as well:
Record flooding caused by heavy snow and rain in the Great Plains forced the evacuation of thousands and killed at least three people in Midwestern states over the past three days https://t.co/6hXw3PibsY
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 17, 2019
Record river flooding has plagued six states in the Plains and Midwest, and 40 locations have topped new record river levels as rivers continue to rise: https://t.co/EXbmxPQMXn pic.twitter.com/PGYUgKaNGh
— Brian Donegan (@WxBrianD) March 17, 2019
Here’s southwest Iowa:
Interstate 29 in Mills County!!! @iowastatepatrol @WOWT6News @KETV @FOX42KPTM @KIMTNews3 @KJAN1220 pic.twitter.com/m4zudq4bMK
— Trooper Miller (@TrooperScottISP) March 17, 2019
South Dakota:
Another day of snow melting and flood response in parts of SD. Some roads are still impassable. Check @SouthDakotaDOT's 511 or https://t.co/IxgOvPeoQX before traveling in those areas. Also give responders enough room to do their work! #keepSDsafe #SDwx pic.twitter.com/WtUXzqM7cp
— SDPublicSafety (@SDPublicSafety) March 17, 2019
Prayers up to everyone:
Historic and devastating river flooding, caused by snow melt and ice jams, hits the Midwest. @SamChampion has the latest. https://t.co/GWQZydpZKE pic.twitter.com/YJwreD1d1I
— Good Morning America (@GMA) March 17, 2019
And here’s hoping this weather report for next week holds out:
Many rivers in eastern Iowa and the upper Midwest are running high with flooding, however good news is that the weather pattern will be fairly quiet this week with the bulk of the rain well south. pic.twitter.com/T5aAU9xQId
— CBS 2 WeatherF1RST (@KGAN_Weather) March 17, 2019
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Related:
PRAYERS UP: Evacuations ordered, rescues underway as severe weather heads through Nebraska https://t.co/tQ1aIRFCww
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) March 14, 2019
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