This week a storm system will bring rain to much of the country east of the Rockies and reach the expansive network of rivers that feed into the mighty Mississippi River, which has reached some of its lowest water levels on record.
Editor’s Note: A version of this article originally appeared in the weekly weather newsletter, the CNN Weather Brief, which is released every Monday. You can sign up here to receive them every week and during significant storms. The storm system crisscrossing the country right now may be one of the most robust we have seen in a while.
“We may get some minor temporary rises out of this that may help alleviate a little bit of the conditions that we’re having now, but certainly is not going to be something that will break the low water event that we’re having currently,” said Jeff Graschel, service coordination hydrologist at the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Graschel added the rain could raise the Mississippi River six inches to a foot, but it would only be temporary.