Flood Threat High for Ohio River Valley and Corn Belt Regions

For several days the weather models have been honing in on this region for an excessive rain event. The synoptic factors all point to a relative long term, repeating heavy rain event that may lead to major flooding and rivers to overflow their banks. The Missouri, Mississippi and Ohio Rivers and all the tributaries are at risk during and beyond this period.
In addition, the end of this event should arrive around late Wednesday or Thursday, and culminate with a severe weather outbreak and the possibility of a tornado outbreak that stretches roughly from the lower Midwest to the midSouth and Appalachians, eventually reaching the East Coast by Thursday.

Possibly Historic Flooding Rains Develop April 24 through April 28, 2011

It appears yet another major rain event will follow this one for the same general area. If so, Historic Flooding could result. This combination of repeating rains and another severe weather outbreak looks poised to be a major disruption in the daily lives of millions of people in the Midwest, Ohio and Missouri Valley regions so take precautions now.