The spring 2019 outlook from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration contained a warning: portions of the Midwest were due for major flooding. WSJ talks with a National Weather Service representative to learn what’s behind the prediction. Photo: Getty ImagesViolent weather claimed at least four lives across the Midwest and Southwest, and the National Weather Service said flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers in the next few days could be as bad as it was earlier this month. An Iowa woman was found dead in her tornado-ravaged home, two people in Missouri died in a car crash in heavy rain and an Oklahoma driver drowned after maneuvering around a barricade into high water.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 22, 2019 18:31 UTC