[Former Proud Canadian]

Here is a stupid question, we don't have floods in my area.

Is this caused from a lot of Spring rain upriver or from the snow runoff?

[thackney]

Both this year.

[Kartographer]

Correct, everything follows down hill and poor Louisanna is at the bottom of the hill.

[thackney]

What’s Behind the Record Mississippi River Flooding?
http://www.worldweatherpost.com/2011/05/05/whats-behind-the-record-mississippi-river-flooding-livescience-com/

This year’s massive flooding along the Mississippi River is the result of unfortunately timed rainfall and still melting snow. The overwhelmed river has already set several records, and more may be on the way.

[mad_as_he$$]

Something like 9 x normal precip in the upper Midwest.

[17th Miss Regt]

This flooding is caused by “The Rising Tide of Racism in America”.

(”The Rising Tide of Racism in America” is trademarked by a consortium of the ACLU, NAACP and the Congressional Black Caucus. All rights reserved.)

[FatherofFive]

Is this caused from a lot of Spring rain upriver or from the snow runoff?

Global warming is causing the glaciers to melt and the oceans to rise, which causes the Great Lakes to back up into the Mississippi. /s