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  2. Columbia, Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    Columbia, "The City of Charm on the River Pearl", has always been in danger of flooding, due to its bordering the Pearl River. The county courthouse, with its records dating back to pre-statehood, has managed to survive war, floods, tornadoes and hurricanes. In its first 100 years, Columbia relied on the Pearl River for transportation of goods.

  3. Great Flood of 1993 - Wikipedia

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    The Missouri River was above flood stage for 62 days in Jefferson City, Missouri, 77 days at Hermann, Missouri, and for 94 days at St. Charles in the St. Louis metropolitan area. On October 7, 103 days after the flooding began, the Mississippi River at St. Louis finally dropped below flood stage.

  4. Missoula floods - Wikipedia

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    However, the assumption that flood hydraulics can be modeled using modern-day topography is an area that warrants further consideration. Earlier narrower constrictions at places such as Wallula Gap and through the Columbia Gorge would be expected to produce higher flow resistance and correspondingly higher floods. [19]

  5. PHOTOS: Historic rainfall breaches dams, floods Columbia in 2015

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    Heavy rains from Hurricane Joaquin caused Gills Creek to overflow its banks on Oct. 4, 2015.

  6. List of flooded towns in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Ben Lomond, Mississippi [24] [25] Coldwater, ... Vanport, destroyed by the flooding of the Columbia River; Pennsylvania. Aitch, submerged to form Raystown Lake.

  7. Mississippi flooding prompts rescues and evacuations - AOL

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    A flash flood emergency has been issued for parts of Mississippi after torrential rains caused evacuations, closed roadways and forced water rescues across the region. The Weather Channel's Justin ...

  8. Watch: Residents escape wrath of tornado in Columbia, Mississippi

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    COLUMBIA, Miss. – A late afternoon tornado struck the town of Columbia, Mississippi , on Wednesday, as residents snapped videos of the twister while it quickly moved through the southern portion ...

  9. List of Mississippi River floods - Wikipedia

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    The Mississippi Flood of 1973 occurred between March and May 1973 on the lower Mississippi River. [5] The flood resulted in the largest volume of water to flow down the Mississippi since the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927. Both the Bonnet Carre Spillway and the Morganza Spillway were employed. The Bonnet Carre was fully opened between April 7 ...