Midwest at Tipping Point for Major Flood Event

ST. LOUIS – Rivers in the nation's heartland are rising again, and with heavy rain in the forecast, parts of Iowa, Missouri and Illinois are bracing for yet another round of flooding.

The National Weather Service said Wednesday that 2-4 inches of rain will be common as strong storms fire up through Friday. Pockets of the region could see up to 6 inches of rain, said weather service hydrologist Mark Fuchs, meaning a second round of spring flooding in many river towns.

"We're probably going to see some major flooding when all is said and done," Fuchs said. Though buyouts over the past two decades have removed most home's from the flood plain, the flooding would swamp thousands of acres of farmland and close dozens of roads.

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