Signal: Spring flooding
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Record wet snowpack for 3rd year in a row sets stage for record flooding in the U.S. Midwest

by on 24. Mar, 2011 in Uncategorized

A major spring snowstorm dumped heavy snow in excess of six inches over a wide swath of the Upper Midwest this week, adding to a snowpack that is already near or in excess of record levels over Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. This is bad news for residents in flood-prone areas of the Upper [...]

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Record flooding expected in central U.S. for 3rd year in a row

by on 17. Mar, 2011 in Uncategorized

With spring flooding already underway over portions of the U.S., NOAA forecasters are warning the worst is yet to come. Almost half the country – from the North Central U.S. through the Midwest and the Northeast – has an above-average risk of flooding over the next few weeks, according to the annual spring outlook released [...]