Post by pavel on Mar 20, 2016 3:53:56 GMT -6
On the surface, it seems simple: the Shreveport area received an “historic” amount of rain over a 72-hour period in early March, in some places 600 percent more than usual and more than any event since 1991, said National Weather Service hydrologist Craig Ross.
But there’s more going on below the surface of Red River that could affect future flooding in the region.
“Something has changed inside the river,” said Greg Raimondo, a spokesman for the Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which includes Shreveport.
Every new, large flooding event — like the massive floods in June of 2015 — brings devastation and months of recovery. But those events also bring new data.
Read more: www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2016/03/19/army-corps-something-changed-red-river/82038234/
But there’s more going on below the surface of Red River that could affect future flooding in the region.
“Something has changed inside the river,” said Greg Raimondo, a spokesman for the Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which includes Shreveport.
Every new, large flooding event — like the massive floods in June of 2015 — brings devastation and months of recovery. But those events also bring new data.
Read more: www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2016/03/19/army-corps-something-changed-red-river/82038234/