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March 17th, 2010
11:00 AM ET

NOAA: A third of U.S. at risk for historic floods this Spring

(CNN) – Weather forecasters are issuing an urgent message to millions of Americans today: get ready for potentially historic flooding.

From the East, to the upper Midwest, and across the South from Texas to Florida, parts of 35 states could be in danger this Spring. Our Rob Marciano gives us a look at who is at risk and the damage the extreme weather has already left behind.

NOAA: Spring outlook


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  1. A. Smith, Oregon

    Nothing surprising about the recent extreme blizzards nor the flooding.

    With Global Warming comes a large increase in water vapor in the atmosphere resulting in greater snow, greater rainfall and greater flooding.

    March 17, 2010 at 6:01 pm |