And the severe weather is far from over. In a spring marked by historic flooding, river levels remain abnormally high over a vast area from southern Louisiana to North Dakota and Minnesota. As of Wednesday morning, 209 river gauges indicated minor flooding, 136 moderate flooding and 32 major flooding. “Local law enforcement has reported flooding across much of central and north central Oklahoma,” the National Weather Service wrote in a flood statement Tuesday. For additional information on the tornadoes and flooding that occurred Monday and Tuesday, when this volley of severe weather began, see: After tornadoes and flooding hit Oklahoma, wild spring storm bolts for the Midwest

Source: Washington Post May 22, 2019 18:21 UTC