Climate viewpoint doesn’t dismiss area’s flood fears

The National Weather Service’s latest rain forecast for March, April and May doesn’t do a great deal to lift or decrease doubts of spring flooding in the region.

North Dakota, Minnesota and South Dakota all have chance of receiving normal, above-normal or below-normal rain during the 3 months period.

Temperatures also have an equivalent possibility of being normal, above normal or below normal in those areas.

Last year outlook for the same era also called for equal chances, and it ended up being colder and wetter than normal.

Above average rain is predicted for the southern half of the country, but those chances are extend only to northern Nebraska.

in a short period of time 8 to 14 day rain outlook was released Wednesday show that the south part of the red river valley includes a rain to the below average level.

Weather Facts

The fastest speed a falling raindrop can hit you is 18mph.

Lightning bolts can travel 60 miles.

Dirty snow melts faster than clean.

One lightning bolt has enough electricity to service 200 000 homes.

A cubic mile of ordinary fog contains less than a gallon of water.

Rain contains vitamin B12.

A lightning bolt travels at about 14,000mph and brings 300,000 volts of electricity to the ground.

A molecule of water will stay in Earth’s atmosphere for an average duration of 10-12 days.

It is possible to see a rainbow at night.

The typical lifetime of a small cumulus cloud is between 10 to 15 minutes.

The amount of water held in the atmosphere at any time is sufficient to produce about 2.5cm of rain over the surface of the earth.

Lightning is 5 times hotter then the surface of the sun.

The average lifespan of a tornado is less than 15 minutes.

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