With gradual snow melt, Iowa’s spring flood risk remains normal

March 5, 2021 Carol Kuster State News 0

Iowa was inundated by record or near-record flooding in 2019, followed by severe-to-extreme drought in 2020, drought that’s endured into 2021. What will this spring hold, as planting season is mere weeks away? Nathan Young is associate director of the Iowa Flood Center, based at the University of Iowa. “The likelihood of flooding is normal for […]