4-27-23 mississippi river flooding prompts evacuations, sandbagging

Some residents along the Upper Mississippi River evacuated their homes this week while others scrambled to prepare for near-record flooding. A small number of people had to leave their homes in Wisconsin. Others are stacking sandbags Wednesday in Iowa in anticipation of flooding this weekend and early next week. Deep snow to the north is quickly melting this spring, flooding the Mississippi. It’s predicted to be especially high along parts of Wisconsin, and to crest late Wednesday or early Thursday in La Crosse. In Iowa, forecasts predict the river will reach the third-highest level ever recorded when it crests Saturday in Dubuque.