NOAA predicts floods and warmer weather for spring in the US.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released its national weather forecast for the spring months of April, May, and June. The southern and eastern US are expected to have a warmer-than-average spring, while the northern Plains and portions of the Far West should see cooler-than-average temperatures. Above-average precipitation is predicted across the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and into parts of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, with below-average precipitation expected for the Southwest and parts of the Pacific Northwest. There is a risk for floods in most of the eastern half of the nation, including much of the Mississippi River Basin, while drought is forecast to persist or possibly worsen in the southern High Plains, Northwest, and northern Rockies.