Historic, widespread flooding in the Midwest and down the Mississippi River will continue through May, NOAA says
The outlook, released Thursday by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , calls for nearly two-thirds of the lower 48 states to face an elevated risk of flooding through May, with the potential for major to moderate flooding in 25 states across the Great Plains, Midwest and down through the Mississippi River valley. "The flooding this year could be worse than what we have seen in previous years ...
— NOAA Communications March 21, 2019 The warning comes amid record flooding triggered by a sudden warm-up and heavy rains earlier this month brought on by the"bomb cyclone." Combined with rapid snowmelt, the factors in recent weeks have put many places in the Great Plains and Midwest underwater.As this excess water flows downstream through river basins, the flood threat will impact more regions and could get worse, NOAA said in its outlook.
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