The chance of major flooding on the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities has dropped dramatically over the past six weeks. Herb Trix reports.
Hydrologist Jessica Brooks, from National Weather Service in Davenport, says the soil isn't nearly as saturated across the entire river basin.
And we've been in a cool, dry weather pattern for a couple of months.
She says that's the best thing that could have happened because several locations along the Mississippi River were at high levels.
But the water didn't stay high for very long, and it didn't keep rising.
Currently the Mississippi in the Quad Cities is more than two feet below flood stage, and she'd like to see it drop at least a few more feet.
For the next couple of weeks, Brooks doesn't expect a lot of rain.
But that could change in mid-May.
A link to the 2020 Flood Information page is HERE.