Despite heavy snowfall across northern Iowa and southern Minnesota, state officials say spring flooding in Northeast Iowa should be minimal — as long as it doesn’t rain.
Jessica Brooks, service hydrologist with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities, said snow within Iowa’s Cedar River basin — which feeds into the Cedar River — had all melted as of Monday. In addition, temperatures rose gradually, which helped spread the melting process out over four days, minimizing the impact on area rivers and streams.