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Ag damages top $1 billion in Nebraska, Iowa governor puts damages over $1 billion too.
Compiled by staff
March 25, 2019
2 Min Read
A road is covered with floodwater from the Pecatonica River on March 18, 2019, in Freeport, Illinois. Scott Olson/Staff/Getty Images News
Floodwaters have caused more than $1 billion in ag damage in Nebraska and CNN reports numerous rivers in the southeastern United States are pouring over their banks.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds put a $1.6 billion price tag on damages caused by flooding, according to the Des Moines Register.
In South Dakota, the Big Sioux River is expected to crest today (March 25). In Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz joined residents of Hastings to fill sandbags on March 23.
In Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency Friday (March 22) due to flooding. In Tennessee, the Mississippi River is forecast to crest Wednesday (March 27) at the fourth-highest crest recorded there. In Mississippi, farmers were using bulldozers to build levees north of Vicksburg.
CME Group says Mississippi River flooding could spike market volatility.
Here’s some of the latest Twitter chatter about #flood19.
Yet another impactful rain/snow risk on the horizon for the flooded areas of Nebraska and Iowa Friday into Saturday. Not good news...#oatt #flood19 #plant19 pic.twitter.com/u0b6loi8jH
— Ed Vallee | Empire Weather LLC (@EdValleeWx) March 25, 2019
Downtown Kansas City & flooded Kaw Point #nikonphotography #nikond5300 #Monochrome #blackandwhitephotography #KansasCity #flood19 #architecturephotography pic.twitter.com/uiO7ErW4dq
— AbnormalAdish (@1991Adis) March 25, 2019
This is just a glimpse of the effect Nebraska #Flood19 is going to have long term. The numbers being thrown out probably are like throwing lawn darts. #GutWrenching for the #Farmer and #Rancher who spend lifetimes building their farms and ranches. #NebraskaStrong https://t.co/3Vak2m6p4T
— Weeks Family Farms (@HuskerFarm) March 24, 2019
Portage des Sioux, MIssouri - My River Home & Sioux Harbor flooding. #flood19 #missouriflood #mississippiriver #flood2019 pic.twitter.com/JXEVWIKzyF
— sherry doster (@sherrydoster) March 23, 2019
Do you know where to get the latest information on area rivers?
— NWS Grand Forks (@NWSGrandForks) March 23, 2019
With snow starting to melt and rivers just beginning to respond, visit https://t.co/bWKZfSQRhp for latest info regarding current and forecast state on local waterways.#KnowTheFlow #Flood19 #Melt19 #ndwx #mnwx https://t.co/yd3poKMSzr
#Flood19 cleanup has to start sometime so today is as good as any. We look like mud monsters but it helps the mental state to move forward. #NebraskaStrong #gitrdone pic.twitter.com/hiFJgqzR2e
— Sonny Bruhn (@SonnyBruhn) March 22, 2019
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