The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the 2020 National Hydrologic Assessment report, which provides an extended forecast for water related issues.
According to a report at USSoy.org, currently, 128 million people in the United States face an elevated flooding risk in their communities, with 28 million at risk for moderate or greater flooding, and 1.2 million at risk for major flooding.
Above normal precipitation this past fall and winter has brought highly saturated soils to the Mississippi River Basin and much of the Southeast United States.
Above normal snow water content across much of the Upper Mississippi River Basin is already causing rises to near and above flood stage based on snowmelt runoff.
Read the full report here.
