2019 was the United States’ second wettest year on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. Intense rainfall in the Mississippi Valley caused the Mississippi River to swell — spelling disaster for the Mississippi Gulf Coast. As slugs of stormwater snaked downstream, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was compelled to open the Bonnet.
2019 was the United States second wettest year on record, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. Intense rainfall in the Mississippi Valley caused the Mississippi River to swell