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Satellite Images of the Mississippi River – May 20

This satellite image from NASA of the Mississippi River is from May 19th. Since the government opened the Morganza Spillway, no satellite images showing the flooding in this area of the country have been released. Although satellite images of Cairo and Memphis … Continue reading

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Morganza Spillway Satellite Images – May 17th

The top NASA satellite image of the Morganza Spillway is three days old. No new satellite images are released to show the current conditions of the flooding. Four floodgates are now open and more than 100,000 cubic feet of water … Continue reading

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Satellite Images of the Mississippi – May 12th

The following satellite images from NASA show a clearer picture of the magnitude of the flooding by the Mississippi River at Memphis, TN on May 12, 2011. (Left) Landsat 5 image of the Mississippi River in the Memphis, Tenn. Area … Continue reading

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