top of the soil that would erode the soil, so they re hoping by placing plastic on the levee at this point that will shore it up. right now they re just it s a slow-moving disaster, and they re waiting for this to crest, and hoping the levee system around vicksburg will hold up. tamron? quite a sight to see. a veryรง sad site. let s bring in the weather channel s carl parker where severe storms are rolling into the area as we wait for the mississippi river to crest near vicksburg. yeah, it s going to be a while before all of that wet weather makes its way farther eastward. a lot of severe weather to tell you about. the setup, plenty of moisture coming up into the mid ol of the country, upper level disturbances coming out as well, that s going to set the stage for rough storms through the afternoon. i want to show you what s happening with the radar picture now. there s a severe thunderstorm watch in effect for north texas. look at that mass of rain coming towards the dallas ar