Ukuphuma kuyaqhubeka eMissouri njengoba ama-levees ayi-19 ethathwa 'njengasengozini enkulu yezikhukhula'

Izikhukhula ezinkulu zibulale okungenani abantu abangama-20 futhi zaphoqelela amakhulu emigwaqo ukuvala ngaphesheya kweMissouri ne-Illinois. Imifula evuvukele imvula izosetha amarekhodi emgodini woMfula iMississippi esikhathini esiningi sikaJanuwari.

Izikhukhula ezingxenyeni eziphakathi neziphansi zoMfula iMississippi kanye neminye imingenela yawo ingafinyelela emazingeni angabonwa phakathi nezinyanga zasebusika selokhu amarekhodi aqala phakathi nawo-1800.

Ngaphezu kweMississippi, izikhukhula ziyenzeka noma zibikezelwa ngase-Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Meramec, Red nakweminye imifula.

Izinga lamanzi eMississippi lingaphikisana nomaki obekwe ehlobo lika-1993 nasentwasahlobo ka-1995 nango-2011 kwezinye izimo.

Isikhukhula sango-1993 sasingesinye “sezinhlekelele zemvelo ezalimaza kakhulu ezake zehlela e-United States,” ngokusho kuka-NOAA. Isikhukhula esiyinhlekelele siholele ekufeni kwabantu abangu-50 nemonakalo ebalelwa ku- $ 15 billion. Izinkulungwane zaphoqeleka ukuba zibaleke emakhaya, iningi lazo lingakwazi ukubuya izinyanga.

"Sonke siyawukhumbula umthelela omubi owabangelwa uZamcolo Omkhulu wango-1993, yingakho besisebenza ngokubambisana nabalingani bethu nabasekhaya ukuze silungiselele futhi siphendule," kusho uMongameli waseMissouri uJay Nixon.

Qopha amazinga amakhulu ezikhukhula afinyelelwe ezingxenyeni zoMfula iMeramec e-Eureka, e-Valley Park nase-Arnold, eMissouri, ngoLwesithathu.

Irekhodi lamamitha angu-45.91 eThebes, e-Illinois, lizofakwa ngoLwesine kusihlwa.

ICape Girardeau, eMissouri, ingathola amazinga aphezulu eMfula iMississippi kule mpelasonto.

Imiphakathi eminingi esesigodini esiphakathi nendawo nesiphansi saseMississippi izobhekana nezinsuku ezihlala isikhathi eside zamanzi futhi kwesinye isikhathi amasonto.

Izikhathi zomoya ongena ngaphansi kwamakhaza zizodala ukuthi ezinye izindawo ezinezikhukhula zijike zeqe futhi zizonezela ezinseleleni.

Imiphakathi isivele ishaye kanzima ngenxa yezikhukhula

I-West Alton, eMissouri, yathuthwa ngoLwesibili, ngomhlaka-29 kuZibandlela wezi-2015, ngesikhathi amanzi egcwala izitezi futhi eqala ukugcwala idolobha.

IMississippi Valley Division ye-US Army Corps of Engineers imemezele ngoLwesibili ukuthi isebenze ngokuphelele imisebenzi yayo yokulwa nezikhukhula ezilawula izikhukhula ezifundeni iRock Island, iSt.

Lesi sikhukhula siholele ekutheni iziteshi eziyi-11 zase-United States Postal Service ezizungeze indawo kaMasipala waseSt. Louis zithuthe isikhashana, ngokusho kweNewsRadio 1120 KMOX.

Kulaba bantu abangu-14 abashona eMissouri, abangu-13 badalwe yizimoto ezikhukhulwe emigwaqweni ebigcwele amanzi, ngokusho kwezikhulu zikahulumeni.

Abahlanu kulabo abashone ngoMgqibelo bekungamasosha aphesheya ayehambele ukuqeqeshwa kwezikhulu eFort Leonard Wood.

Amalungu e-International Student Detachment eFort Leonard Wood abebuyela emsebenzini besuka e-Osage Beach, eMissouri, ngesikhathi imoto yabo iphuma emgwaqeni ngenxa yezikhukhula endaweni yokuwela amanzi ephansi ngaseCrocker, cishe ngamamayela angu-15 enyakatho-ntshonalanga yeFort Leonard Wood , kusho okhulumela ezempi.

Amaphoyisa avela e-Algeria, Egypt, Jordan naseMalaysia abuyiselwa emazweni akubo ukuze angcwatshwe futhi ahlinzekwe, kusho umbutho wezempi.

U-Gov. Nixon unxuse izakhamizi ukuthi zingalokothi zihambe ngemigwaqo enezikhukhula noma zingayinaki imigoqo. AbakwaMissouri National Guard babizelwe embusweni ngoLwesibili ukuzohlinzeka ezokuphepha ezengeziwe ezindaweni ezikhishelwe abantu nokuqondisa ithrafikhi kude nemigwaqo evaliwe.

Izikhukhula ezizosebenza ezansi nomfula ngoJanuwari

Izintela ezincane zeMississippi zizodlula ngokushesha kulandela imvula enkulu evela eziphepho ngemuva kukaKhisimusi. Okwamanje, imingenela emikhulu noMfula iMississippi kuzothatha isikhathi eside ukudilika bese kuba ngaphansi kwezinga lesikhukhula.

Ngisho nangemva kweMississippi kanye nemithwalo yayo eMissouri nase-Illinois ngesonto lokuqala likaJanuwari, amanzi azoqhubeka nokukhuphuka ezingxenyeni zaseTennessee, e-Arkansas, eMississippi naseLouisiana.

"Kuzothatha amasonto noma kuze kufike engxenyeni yokugcina kaJanuwari ukuthi izigaxa zokugcina zigcine zibheke eningizimu eGulf of Mexico," kusho u-Andrews.

Eduzane naseMississippi, kungenzeka ukuthi izikhukhula zehlele ezansi phakathi nendawo kuya engxenyeni yokugcina kaJanuwari, kufaka phakathi e-Osceola, e-Arkansas, eMemphis, eTennessee, naseVicksburg, eMississippi.

Izikhukhula ezinjengentwasahlobo zenzeka phakathi kwephethini le-El Niño

Njengoba uDisemba noNovemba bebefudumele futhi bemanzi kakhulu, umkhathi kanye nokugeleza kwamanzi kuziphatha njengokufana nentwasahlobo.

Amazinga okushisa ngaphezulu kwesifunda saseMississippi abe nesilinganiso esingu-8-12 degrees Fahrenheit ngaphezu kokujwayelekile futhi abonisa ukuphakama kuma-60s nakwa-70s ngoDisemba.

Phakathi kukaNovemba noDisemba, izivunguvungu ezivame ukulayishwa umswakama omningi ziye zaletha imvula engaphezulu kwesilinganiso ingxenye enkulu yeMfula iMississippi.

Iphethini ifana ne-El Niño, kepha imvula yalesi silinganiso yeqile yaya endaweni engaziwa esifundeni.

Kusukela ngoNovemba 1, iSt. Louis ithole imvula engaphezu kwamayintshi ayi-18 uma iqhathaniswa nesilinganiso sama-intshi angu-6.50 ajwayelekile kulesi sikhathi esinqunyiwe. I-St. Louis yawuchoboza umlando wayo wemvula kaDisemba wamasentimitha angu-7.82 abekwa ngesikhathi se-El Niño yango-1982. NgoDisemba lo, iSt.

Ngasenyakatho kude noMfula iMississippi, iMinneapolis ithole cishe imvula ephindwe kabili nengxenye imvula yayo ejwayelekile kusukela ngoNovemba 1.

Ngemuva nje kukaKhisimusi imvula enkulu, ebingamasentimitha ayi-6-12 kwezinye izindawo, ivale isiphetho sezikhukhula zemifula.

Ngokusho kwesazi sezulu se-AccuWeather uJim Andrews, “Imvula incane kakhulu enkabeni ye-United States phakathi nobusika, uma iqhathaniswa nentwasahlobo nehlobo.”

"Ebusika, imvula eningi iwa njengeqhwa esifundeni, esivame ukumunca umfula futhi kubangele ukuwa kwemifula."

Izikhukhula entwasahlobo kuya ekuqaleni kwehlobo zivame kakhulu njengoba imvula inyuka futhi iqhwa liyancibilika ezifundeni ezisenyakatho, imithambeka esempumalanga yamaRockies kanye nemithambeka esentshonalanga yama-Appalachians.

"Into emangazayo ngalokhu kukhukhula ukuthi kwenzeke ngokuncibilika kweqhwa okuncane kakhulu," kusho u-Andrews.

Amandla ezikhukhula aqhubeke

Kukhona amandla okuba nomunye umzuliswano wezikhukhula phakathi nentwasahlobo ka-2016.

"Kusafanele sidlule engxenyeni yesithwathwa yasebusika ezifundazweni zaseNorth Central," kusho isazi sezulu se-AccuWeather oyi-Long-Range Meteorologist uPaul Pastelok.

Umzila wesiphepho uzodlulela ngaseningizimu phakathi nobusika kepha uzobuyela ngasenyakatho entwasahlobo ngokuhlanganiswa kwencibilikisi nemvula.

"U-El Niño usengaba namandla ngokwanele ukukhulisa amandla eziphepho kanye nenani lemvula ngesikhathi sentwasahlobo," kusho uPastelok.

Kukhona izindaba ezimnandi esikhathini esifushane zalabo abalwa nezikhukhula futhi abazama ukuvikela impahla yabo.

Ukusabalala komoya obandayo kuzovala umkhondo wesiphepho ungene engxenyeni emaphakathi yesizwe okungenani ingxenye ephakathi nesonto lokuqala likaJanuwari.