No end in sight as record flooding in Midwest, Southeast persists
Historic flooding continues to saturate large stretches of land across the Midwest and Southeast United States. And with swollen rivers and reservoirs, more rain in the forecast, and an administration working to undo environmental protections, the impacts to communities, crops, infrastructure, and the economy are expected to be severe.
On Friday, just after midnight, a levee near Dardanelle, Arkansas, breached and the water from the Arkansas River was gushing through a 40-foot hole in the barrier. Over the next week to 10 days, major or record flooding will hit every large community along the Arkansas River, the National Weather Service warned earlier this week. This flooding comes from past weeks of heavy rain which is testing the limits of aging levee infrastructure and putting crops at risk. And more heavy rain is on its way.
At the same time, every county in Oklahoma is currently in a state of emergency. And flooding in at least eight states along the Mississippi River is now the longest-lasting since the Great Flood of 1927.
Here's a general look at which areas have the greatest risk of localized flash flooding the next few days.
Monday-Monday Night: West Texas to parts of Kansas, eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
Tuesday-Tuesday Night: Parts of southwest Texas and southeast New Mexico, as well as from central and northern Missouri into central Illinois.
Wednesday-Wednesday Night: Parts of the southern and central Plains, particularly eastern and central Texas.
The potential for flash flooding will continue through late this week, but details are uncertain at this time. Heavy rainfall over the past few weeks shattered all-time May records, swelling rivers to record levels in parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. So far, 10 locations have set new record river levels during this prolonged siege of heavy rain.
From: CSIMC@BNSF.com <csimc@bnsf.com>
Sent: Monday, June 3, 2019 3:43 PM
To: Katie Crocilla <KCrocilla@intermodalsales.com>
Cc: operations@cofclogistics.com; Michelle Master <mmaster@intermodalsales.com>
Subject: RE: CFQU119112 [ ref:_00DG0j9Jq._5001M1Lz6oW:ref ]
Good afternoon,
The departure of 6/4 is the current plan. BNSF has had multiple washouts track's out due to flooding, and are doing the best we can to keep network fluid.
Thank you,
Lesley Fergus | Customer Support Sr. Analyst | BNSF Railway | 888.428.2673| CSIMC@bnsf.com
We recognize the severe impact that current conditions are having on our customers and we are committed to restoring service levels as quickly as possible. As a result of these weather issues, the ALG Client Service Team will send daily updates as we monitor the progress and track job level impact.