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Historic Flooding This Week

A storm moving into the northern Plains today is not expected to increase flooding over the next few days as the flood threat shifts to the large rivers. Meanwhile, a new storm later in the week could add more water to the receding smaller waterways.

Floodwaters continue to flow downstream into the lower Mississippi River Valley.

According to CNN, emergency management officials in Arkansas have estimated damages to homes and businesses at $2 million, although the figure is expected to climb. Gov. Mike Beebe has declared 35 counties disaster areas.

The Severe Weather Center has an up-to-date list of flood-related watches and warnings in effect.

The flooding across the Midwest will go down as the worst flooding in the 80 years that flood records have been kept. The death toll has climbed to 17 with a few more people missing across the region.

According to the Midwest Regional News story, warmer air will surge across the Plains today as a storm moves into the Canadian Prairies. Temperatures will peak in the 60s in Nebraska and the western Dakotas and the 40s and 50s in parts of the Upper Midwest.

While the warming will hasten the melting of snow left behind by last week's clipper storm, it is not expected to add to water levels in rivers and streams in the region.

Meanwhile, snow later today will develop over the northern Plains as warm air flowing out of the Southwest clashes with colder air that arrived over the weekend.

The Winter Weather Center is forecasting 1 to 3 inches of snow from the Arrowhead of Minnesota to northwestern Michigan.

Milder air to the south and west will turn the snow to rain. A regenerating storm to the lee of the Rockies by Wednesday night could increase the water levels in waterways that have dropped significantly since cresting last week.

The storm will slowly cross the Midwest and Ohio River Valley, producing near-constant rain from Wednesday into the weekend. The heavy rain will add to the water levels in the Ohio River Basin and the lower Mississippi Valley.

Meanwhile, the South Regional News story reports parts of the mid-Atlantic coast and the Southeast will have unsettled weather today as a weak disturbance picks up strength.

The coastal low will produce rain in Virginia and North Carolina before moving over the open Atlantic.

A significant dip in the jet stream today will create a widespread frost and freeze tonight. The Severe Weather Center lists the freeze watches and warnings in effect across the Deep South.

Milder air will spread east of the Rockies on Tuesday and Wednesday in advance of the Pacific storm that today will bring snow to the Intermountain West.

According to the West Regional News story, the storm on Sunday produced record-breaking rain in Seattle. The city recorded 0.69 of an inch, nearly doubling the previous daily record of 0.39 of an inch.

City	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.	City	Mon.	Tues.	Wed.
Dallas	65	72	78	Denver	65	62	63
Kansas City	60	64	50	Minneapolis	42	42	42
Chicago	40	51	50	Indianapolis	46	52	54
Detroit	36	42	44	Cleveland	36	45	47
Washington, D.C.	52	54	64	Philadelphia	48	52	58
New York City	46	49	57	Boston	43	40	53

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