NOAA Predicts Historic, Widespread Flooding to Continue through May

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued its Spring Outlook today, which notes nearly two-thirds of the contiguous U.S. faces an elevated risk for flooding through May, with the potential for major or moderate flooding in 25 states. According to the Outlook, additional spring rain and melting snow will prolong and expand much of the flooding that has already occurred, such as the historic and far-reaching events currently affecting parts of the central U.S. As this excess water flows downstream through the river basins, the flood threat will become worse and geographically more widespread. The areas of greatest risk for moderate to major flooding include the upper, middle, and lower Mississippi River basins including the mainstem Mississippi River, Red River of the North, the Great Lakes, eastern Missouri River, lower Ohio, lower Cumberland, and Tennessee River basins. Additionally, much of the U.S. east of the Mississippi River and portions of California and Nevada are at risk for minor flooding. Read the Outlook at NOAA.

Additionally, WaterISAC is continuing to track the impacts of the floods in the central U.S. It has posted situation reports from FEMA and DHS here.