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SE Missouri drainage project delayed by bat survey
Cape Girardeau :: MO :: USA | 1 month ago
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Mo. (AP) Federal funding has been approved to restore nearly 81 miles of flood-damaged drainage channels in southeast Missouri, but the project is on hold for a bat habitat survey. Officials with the Little River Drainage District say they're worried
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More floods expected in U.S. Midwest.
New precipitation within the western U.S to cause a lot of flooding and add a lot of flow to rivers and swollen, therefore are believed to stay high till the top of the month. The growing flow of water though not
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More rain expected for already swollen rivers
Clarksville :: TN :: USA | 1 month ago
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Mo. (AP) Communities along the Mississippi River and other Midwestern waterways are vigilantly eyeing and in some cases hastily fortifying makeshift levees to hold back floodwaters that meteorologists say could worsen or be prolonged by looming
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Crests approaching in several towns in Midwest
Clarksville :: TN :: USA | 1 month ago
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An all-too-familiar springtime ritual is playing out around the nation's heartland this weekend as volunteers, National Guardsmen and even prison inmates join together in an effort to ward off fast-rising floodwaters. Dire flooding situations dotted
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National guardsmen to conduct earthquake training
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | 2 months ago
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National guardsmen from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indiana, Louisiana and Texas are conducting emergency training in Oklahoma to prepare in case a major earthquake strikes the region. The exercise called "Vigilant Guard" will be held Wednesday at the Camp
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Mayors press for federal focus on Miss. River
Missouri City :: TX :: USA | 3 months ago
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The Associated Press The Associated Press 1 hour ago Associated Press Mayors from Mississippi River communities are joining with members of Congress to draw attention to the waterway and the needs of communities dotting its banks. About a dozen
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Small quake recorded in Southern Illinois
Evansville :: IN :: USA | 4 months ago
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A small earthquake was recorded Tuesday in deep Southern Illinois...Geological Survey say that a magnitude 2.1 tremor was recorded at 9:55 a.m...The location was four miles southwest of Tamms in rural Pulaski County and originated from an estimated
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Missouri joins earthquake drills on New Madrid anniversary
Missouri City :: TX :: USA | 4 months ago
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More News February 6 Residents of Missouri and eight other states in a major seismic zone will commemorate the 201st anniversary of the powerful New Madrid earthquakes with an emergency preparedness drill...ShakeOut earthquake drill is part of a
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Storms boost river levels
Missouri City :: TX :: USA | 5 months ago
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Some drought-starved Midwestern rivers that had been near record low levels were on the verge of flooding Wednesday, after storms dumped up to 3 inches of rain on some parts of the region. Forecasters said rivers would see a dramatic, if temporary,
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Storms boost Midwestern river levels, some near flood stage
Missouri City :: TX :: USA | 5 months ago
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Some Midwestern rivers that were near record lows are now on the verge of flooding after storms dumped up to 3 inches of rain, giving a boost to drought-ravaged waterways. Storms Tuesday and Wednesday caused scattered damage in parts of the Midwest
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