Spring Flood Outlook

The latest Spring Flood Outlook by forecasters at the La Crosse National Weather Service across the Driftless Region is below normal for most, near-normal for Trempealeau and Black Rivers.

There remains above-normal Snow Water Equivalent across the upper reaches of the St Croix, Chippewa, and Wisconsin rivers for this time of year. As these basins melt, water will work its way down into the Mississippi River.

At this time, there remains a below-normal risk for flooding on the mainstem of the Mississippi.

Other factors that reinforce a lower chance of spring flooding are: soil moisture is near- to below-normal and abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions are present in the upper reaches of the Upper Mississippi River drainage basin.

The next report will be released on Thursday.