Forecast and Warnings - WebMap

The map displays data and imagery supporting the Mississippi River Cities Towns Initiative (MRCTI).  The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS) supports MRCTI in the planning and response to this national flood disaster event.  The Map and associated application is an information sharing resource that supports collaborative science between the USGS, its partners and stakeholders. 

Although this application was developed by the USGS, it may contain data and information from a variety of public and published data sources, including non-USGS data. Links and pointers to any non-USGS sites and / or data are provided for information only and do not constitute endorsement, express or implied, by the USGS, U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), or U.S. Government, of the referenced organizations, their suitability, content, products, functioning, completeness, or accuracy. 

This data and information contained in this map is preliminary and released as a resource for immediate or time-sensitive relevance to public health and safety. This map is not a legal document. Boundaries may be generalized for this map scale. Private lands within government reservations may not be shown. Obtain permission before entering private lands.

These data and information are provisional and subject to revision. They are being provided to meet the need for timely science support during a natural disaster emergency event. Some data and information has not received final approval by the USGS and are provided on the condition that neither the USGS, other providing agencies nor the U.S. Government shall be held liable for any damages resulting from the authorized or unauthorized use of the data. Some data visible within this map may also be accessed for download through the USGS, Hazards Data Distribution System at: http://hddsexplorer,usgs.gov/

Use Restrictions: There are no use constraints for this data, however, users should be aware that temporal changes may have occurred since this data set was collected and that some parts of this data may no longer represent actual surface conditions. Users should not use this data for critical applications without a full awareness of its limitations. Acknowledgment of the MRCTI the U.S. Geological Survey would be appreciated for products derived from these data.

Credit is extended to the following Agencies providing valuable data to this effort:

US Department of the Interior - United States Geological Survey (USGS)National Geospatial Program - Geospatial Information Response TeamEarth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center - Hazards Data Distribution System (HDDS)

US Department of Homeland Security - Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)National Aeronautics  Space Administration (NASA)Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)

US Department of Commerce –

National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Weather Service (NOAA)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

National Water Information System (NWIS)

Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)