Southern Flooding: Some Rivers Receding, Others Downstream Continue to Rise
At a Glance Landslides and washouts will keep major roads closed for days, if not weeks, in the South.The Mississippi River won't crest in Vicksburg, Mississippi, until middle March.The northwest Mississippi town of Glendora was surrounded by floodwaters Wednesday.At least three deaths have been connected to the prolonged flooding. Some rivers in parts of the south are beginning to recede but others further downstream continue to rise and are expected to do so for weeks to come. The Tennessee River...