A number of cities along the Mississippi River across the Midwest are facing major flooding events as of Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service’s river monitoring service.
According to the NWS’s river flood monitoring website, approximately 20 gauges along the Mississippi River are seeing “major flooding“ or ”moderate flooding” as of Wednesday morning, namely in Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Major flooding was occurring along the Mississippi in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area; Dubuque, Iowa; New Boston, Illinois; La Crosse, Wisconsin; and other areas, the service shows.
