burst their banks and flood a lot of neighboringing areas. when you break down how many river gauges are reporting flooding at this hour, we're seeing about 300 rivers widespread around portions of the midwest towards the south. look at how much snow came down this winter. this is not just the amount that came down but the average. it's in excess of what is typically coming down in the winter in some areas. more than 33 inches above normal in lincoln, minneapolis upwards of nearly 20 inches above normal for the winter of snowfall in recent months. and then you look at the forecast for the first week of spring over the next several days. well above average for a widespread area of the country in particular around the midwest. that warping pattern is concerning when it comes to flooding. look at minneapolis. they saw their first rainy day since thanksgiving weekend just about a week ago where temps were warm enough to support just rain and not snow. just like that, we climb up top almost 60 by this first weekend