Memphis, Tennessee

Set on bluffs above the muddy, flood-prone Mississippi River, the city has long been a crossroads of water-borne and land transportation in the heartland of America.

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Flooding on the Lower Mississippi Continues

Much of the Lower Mississippi River was flooded in March.

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Winter Flooding in Mississippi and Louisiana

Persistent heavy rains in the first two months of 2020 have swelled rivers from Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Lingering Floodwaters near Vicksburg, Mississippi

These false-color images compare conditions along the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers around Vicksburg in June 2011, during heavy flooding, and three years earlier.

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Floods in the U.S. Midwest

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Winter Flooding on the Mississippi

Persistent rains and saturated soils across the watershed swelled the river to its banks and occasionally onto floodplains.

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Flooding in Arkansas

Acquired May 10, 2011, and April 29, 2011, these false-color images show growing floods west of the Mississippi River.

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Early Flooding Along the Mississippi

Heavy rains have caused major flooding in areas along the river, and forecasters say there's more to come.

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Unseasonable Flooding on the Mississippi River

Parts of the Mississippi are swollen and spilling over its banks due to late December rains that are now flowing downstream.

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Lingering Floods along the Mississippi River

Acquired May 20, 2011, and April 14, 2011, these false-color images show water levels along the Mississippi River.

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Flooding Along the Arkansas River

The Southern and Central United States have been drenched by rainstorms in the spring of 2019, leading to widespread flooding.

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Flooding reaches Vicksburg, Mississippi

The Mississippi River is rising around Vicksburg, Mississippi, in this image taken on May 10, 2011.

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Mississippi Floods in Arkansas and Tennessee

Taken May 12, 2011, this astronaut photograph shows flooding of the Mississippi River around Tomato, Arkansas.

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Flooding on the Arkansas River

Record-setting rain has sent rivers over the banks in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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Mississippi River Well Below Normal

Coming off of the extreme floods of 2011, the river was approaching historic lows in the summer of 2012 near Memphis and along much of its lower reaches.

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