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Mississippi River Rising

National Weather Service
in the QC, the Miss. R. at mid-afternoon on Tuesday 5/1/18

The Mississippi River is rising and should reach flood stage, from Dubuque to the Quad Cities, this weekend.

The National Weather Service says Tuesday afternoon at Lock and Dam 11 in Dubuque, the river was nearly 2 feet below flood stage. It's expected to reach flood stage on Friday afternoon, go up slightly, and hold at that level at least through Monday.

At Fulton, the Mississippi is about 2 feet below flood stage. The forecast is for flood stage on Saturday night, then rise two-tenths of a foot, and hold at that level at least through Tuesday. 

And at the Quad Cities, the river is two feet below flood stage Tuesday afternoon, and expected to reach flood stage Saturday afternoon. The river should then continue to rise and crest at seven-tenths of a foot over flood stage Monday afternoon. 

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.