Floodwaters

A flooded car sits in the Yazoo River floodwaters near Yazoo City in Yazoo County, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100103000000000" title="Mississippi" href="/topic/us/mississippi-PLGEO100103000000000.topic">Mississippi</a>. The Yazoo River floodwaters are forecast to crest tomorrow around Yazoo City due to the backing up of Mississippi River tributaries including the Yazoo River. Heavy rains have left the ground saturated, rivers swollen, and have caused widespread flooding in <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100102500000000" title="Louisiana" href="/topic/us/louisiana-PLGEO100102500000000.topic">Louisiana</a>. Mississippi, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100103100000000" title="Missouri" href="/topic/us/missouri-PLGEO100103100000000.topic">Missouri</a>, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100100500000000" title="Illinois" href="/topic/us/illinois-PLGEO100100500000000.topic">Illinois</a>, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100102400000000" title="Kentucky" href="/topic/us/kentucky-PLGEO100102400000000.topic">Kentucky</a>, <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100104500000000" title="Tennessee" href="/topic/us/tennessee-PLGEO100104500000000.topic">Tennessee</a>, and <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PLGEO100101600000000" title="Arkansas" href="/topic/us/arkansas-PLGEO100101600000000.topic">Arkansas</a>.
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( Getty Images / May 22, 2011 )

A flooded car sits in the Yazoo River floodwaters near Yazoo City in Yazoo County, Mississippi. The Yazoo River floodwaters are forecast to crest tomorrow around Yazoo City due to the backing up of Mississippi River tributaries including the Yazoo River. Heavy rains have left the ground saturated, rivers swollen, and have caused widespread flooding in Louisiana. Mississippi, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas.

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