Flood — Mississippi, Missouri

2025-03-01 · near Dorena, Mississippi, Missouri

Event narrative

Late February flooding continued into early March along the Mississippi River at Hickman. Minor flooding of some low-lying agricultural land continued near Hickman. River levels fell just below flood stage in the early afternoon on the 1st.

Wider weather episode

A prolonged flooding event on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, that began in the middle of February, continued into March at Hickman Kentucky. Minor flooding of bottomland continued in Mississippi County. Heavy rainfall in the middle of February was the cause of rising river levels which lowered just below flood stage on the 1st.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1240573. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.