NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration warned Tuesday of "historic" spring flooding in the Upper Midwest and the major corn growing state of Iowa because of a huge snow pack and rains during the winter.
"We are looking at potentially historic flooding in some parts of the country this spring," NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco said in a briefing while presenting the government's spring outlook.
Supporting the forecast of imminent Midwest flooding is a snowpack more extensive than in 2009 and containing in excess of 10 inches of liquid water in some locations, NOAA said in a statement posted on its web site.
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