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.