The National Weather Service has issued it’s spring flood outlook for the rivers and streams in northeast South Dakota, portions of central South Dakota, and portions of west central Minnesota.
Due to the very dry conditions across the area this winter and the lack of any significant snow cover across most of the region, the chances for minor, moderate or major flooding are below normal.
The exception is across the James River basin in Brown and Spink counties, where the chances are above normal for moderate to major flooding due to the more extensive and wet snowpack in the upper portions of the basin in North Dakota.
The flood threat through this spring, both in location and severity, will largely be determined by future rain or snowfall. The next flood outlook will be issued on February 24, 2022.
More information can be found on our website www.weather.gov/abr or at www.water.weather.gov; including a graphical flood outlook briefing.
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