Midwest hit by rare fall flooding
Recent heavy rains in the Midwest caused flooding in Missouri and Illinois -- an unusual occurrence according to government scientists. While it is hard to predict rain during autumn, seeing "such astronomically high amounts of precipitation, where we got several inches above the previous record levels, is very abnormal," a meteorologist said.
USA TODAY | 11/02
This story published in NAMIC dailyLead on 11/03/2009
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