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Des Moines, IA – Rapid snowmelt and rising river levels could become a concern across Iowa as a surge of springlike warmth expands from the Midwest south to the Gulf Coast before St. Patrick’s Day.
According to NOAA’s 8-14 day outlook issued February 26 and valid March 6-12, there is a 70-80% probability of above normal temperatures stretching from the central Plains through the Midwest and into the Deep South. Iowa sits firmly inside that high-confidence zone, signaling highs that could run well above early March averages statewide…