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Early Flooding Along the Mississippi

Heavy rains have caused major flooding in areas along the river, and forecasters say there's more to come.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Early Flooding Along the Mississippi.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey, and soil moisture data courtesy of JPL and the SMAP Science Team. Story by Kasha Patel.

Published February 27, 2019
Data acquired February 27, 2014 - February 25, 2019

Sources:: Landsat 8 > OLI; SMAP