NEW : He said at Vicksburg the river could reach the 57.1 level as it crested -- more than 14 feet above flood stage and more than a foot over the record set in the city in 1927 . The Vicksburg is cresting near Mississippi ahead of schedule . NEW : The river `` wo n't fall below flood stage until Thursday , '' a forecaster says . A lake house owned by Mississippi Gov . Haley Barbour is flooded . 17 more bay is opened on Morganza Spillway , bringing total open to One .
NEW : The Vicksburg is cresting near Mississippi ahead of schedule . NEW : The river `` wo n't fall below flood stage until Thursday , '' a forecaster says . A lake house owned by Mississippi Gov . Haley Barbour is flooded . 17 more bay is opened on Morganza Spillway , bringing total open to One .