A storm system currently crossing the Northwest will rapidly intensify on Wednesday over the central Plains.
On April 10-11, a significant, late-season snow event associated with that storm will unfold from Wyoming into the upper Great Lakes region.
At the height of the storm, heavy snow and high winds will severely stress livestock and curtail travel. Parts of the western Corn Belt could experience renewed or worsening flooding due to heavy precipitation (as much as 1 to 3 inches of rain, as well as wet snow) falling on already saturated fields, especially in areas where levees and other flood-protection infrastructure has not been repaired in the wake of the mid-March flood disaster.
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