April’s Storms Were Relentless. But the Rainwater Is Finally Going Away.

At the start of April a deadly torrent of rains caused flooding across the Midwest, as days of severe storms ravaged much of the central part of the United States. A month later, the Mississippi River in New Orleans was finally cresting this week, as much of the water from those storms is ending its long journey south.The river has been gradually rising for weeks and reached 16.7 feet on Thursday. This is just…