Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Water levels on portions of the Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers have dropped low enough to significantly hinder shipping across ...

Near or below-normal flooding risk this spring is expected despite some snow and frost melt in the region, but smaller rivers face higher ice jam threats.

MEMPHIS, Tennessee -- The Mississippi River has hit its lowest-ever recorded water level in Memphis, Tennessee. And the level is forecast to fall even lower because of the drought in the mid-South and ...

Farmers rely on the Mississippi River to ship grain and bring them imported fertilizer and other critical inputs. But another year of low river levels means barge travel will be more expensive. The ...

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Barges float in the Mississippi River as a portion of the riverbed is exposed, Sept. 15, 2023, in St. Louis. A long stretch of hot, dry weather left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies ...

Mississippi River levels are low this fall season—for the third year in a row. “The timing couldn’t be worse,” says Jon Davis, chief meteorologist at Everstream Analytics. “October is a critical month ...

Rain is expected to develop over a large portion of the south-central United States this week, signaling the end of the current stretch of warm, dry weather. The change in pattern will raise the risk ...

Water levels on portions of the Mississippi and lower Ohio rivers have dropped low enough to significantly hinder shipping across the inland waterway system. This marks the third year in four that ...