‘Flash drought’ returns to Mississippi River at Memphis
People ride dirt bikes and four-wheelers on a sand bar in the Mississippi River near President's Island Sept. 26, 2025. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The rain this week boosted the Mississippi River’s level at Memphis. But that is likely to change and return to the drought level driven by a dry August in the Ohio River Valley.
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