NEW : Forecasters predict the Pearl River will crest Monday at 19.5 feet , more than five feet above flood stage . President Clinton visits the Gulf Coast ; President Obama is coming Monday . A mandatory evacuation is lifted around a strained irrigation canal . The rain - swollen Mississippi River threatens to flood Kansas City . Hurricane Isaac dumped heavy rainfall on the area last week .
NEW : President Clinton visits the Gulf Coast ; President Obama is coming Monday . A mandatory evacuation is lifted around a strained irrigation canal . The rain - swollen Mississippi River threatens to flood Kansas City . Hurricane Isaac dumped heavy rainfall on the area last week .