In many parts of the United States, spring is the flood season. Some of thefactors at work here include all the snow that must melt at northern latitudes,high water levels on rivers and streams, higher moisture content of the groundand storms that bring quite a bit of rain. Obviously, flooding occurs in allseasons, but there seems to be a higher frequency in more places during thespring.Flash flooding is something that will need to be reckoned with during thenext three days. A series of disturbances originating over the Plains will eachbring moderate to heavy rainfall. Through Thursday, the largest rainfallamounts are likely to be from eastern Oklahoma to the lower Ohio RiverValley.
Story by AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist John Kocet
