The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-05-03
RISE IN
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
STAGE FORTY FEET AT MEMPHIS
NOW IN SIGHT.
UPPER RIVERS ARE RISING
Rains Heavy Over Almost Entire Val
ley, and Indications Are That
They Will Be Followed by
Another General Storm.

Memphis, Tenn.-The heavy rains OF
the past week will cause the river to
rise at Memphis during the next ten
days or two weeks.
And in addition to these things the
indications on the weather map point to
one OF the severest storms OF the season
to reach the Mississippi valley by We'd
nesday. All over the entire length OF
the Pacific coast and extending for hun
dreds OF miles inland, an area of very
intense low baromctric pressure prevailed
last night and it was travelling this way
at a very rapid rate. That the Missis-
eippi valley will receive a heavy down
pour from this storm condition is almost
Il certainty.
The rains OF Sunday night were heavy
very heavy-and they were more gem
eral than those of Friday night. The
only part of the Mississippi valley that
escaped from the downpour was the eN-
IRENE northwestern portion along the
upper Missouri river. Over the Ohio,
most of the upper Mississippi, the Cum
berland and Tennessee, the lower Missis-
sippi and the Arkansas and Red river
basins and watersheds the precipitation
was great and has resulted in the start
ing of large volumes of water toward
the lower river.
At most points over the Ohio and its
northern tributaries rain iell all day.
In response to the heavy rainfall, the
rivers nearly all over the system regis
tered heavy rises during the twenty-four
hours. The biggest rises are coming out
of the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers
although with additional rains the other
upper tributaries will probably 90 on the
rampage and send out huge volumes o.
water.
The Cumberland river continues on it
way toward the high water record. Il
added four feet to its previous big rise.
for the last three days. At Chattanooga
the Tennessee river rose IS feet to Z
stage of 20.3 feet. and there was 4 orea-
deal OF water to come from the noun
tains on account of the rains.
At J%ohnsonville, in West Tennessee
the Tennessee was out OF its banks. tn
gauge having registered a stage of .
feet. The river is still rising rapidly
and bids to continue doing so tor severa
days.
In the upper Ohio the biggest rise wa
at Cincinnati, where a rise of 2.S fee
occurred in twenty-four hours. At othe
places above the mouths of the Tenne:
see and Cumberland rivers the rise wa
slight, but the northern tributaries ar
on the rampage and will probably stal
the Ohio to rising rapidly.
At Paducah the river is rising rapid,
The rise for twenty-four hours was ..
feet, to Il stage of 35.3 feet. A rapid
rising river is expected there for til
next several days.
The water from the Ohio and its tril
utaries is being augmented by waite
from the upper Mississippi and is eau
ing a sharp rise at Cairo, which bids ia
to continue for several days. The Mi
sissippi rose IL feet at st. Louis durin
tw%enty-four hours.
Without taking into consideration an
, water but that which has already falle
over the watersheds and basins, the d
lay in the fall of the river will amour
: to at least W weeks, according to NJ
, Emery. Basing his calculations upon IL
amoun of water III sight, he says thu
the river will not be back within i
, banks before between the fifteenth
. twentieth of May. Should further rail-
, fall this time would, OF course,
heightened.
? With the falling OF the rains and Il
announcement that the river would ri
for several days, the flood situation ov
the Mississippi valley assumed the mo
serious aspect it has yet presentc
) Planters and tenants alike from Il
overlooked sections We're depressed ov
the situation.
The delay to farming interests has /
' come most serious. Should no futrh
r rains occur the farmers will yet ha
l time to plant a successful crop, but wi
q further rains, the situation would becou
a serious one for the overlooked 5,
q tions.
z The levee situation remained prac
cally unchanged. No great danger is a
9 ticipated in the lower St. Francis lev
s district and the fight against the waite
|, will be kept up along the White riv
front and the upper lazoo levec line.