Flooding concerns

First comes the snow... a lot of it, then eventually the warmer temperatures - then the melt. W...  More »

First comes the snow... a lot of it, then eventually the warmer temperatures - then the melt. With all the talk of record snowfall - the andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/national-weather-serviceandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;National Weather Serviceandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; says we've received about 34 inches total this year - some are wondered about the potential for flooding. Experts with the weather service say it's still early in the season - but data so far says we shouldn't have much to worry about - and it's because of the type of snow that's falling. (Allen Schlag, NWS Hydrologist) andamp;quot;We've all seen that when we go outside, the snow's real fluffy, powder. It's easy to push around and it doesn't hold a lot of moisture. It won't make a good snowball per se. So, the snow that we have is impressive when it comes to snow drifts but it is not that impressive when it comes to predicting floods for the spring.andamp;quot; National Weather Service says they will get their next report on the potential for flooding in the next couple weeks.  « Less