Flooding Expected.........

With truckloads of sandbags rolling into cities like Fargo, N.D. and Moorhead, Minn., the government confirmed residents' fears Tuesday, forecasting major flooding in the Midwest following a wetter than normal winter.  As the spring thaw melts the snowpack, saturated and frozen ground in the Midwest will exacerbate the flooding of the flat terrain and feed rising rivers and streams.  Flooding is expected along the Raccoon, Des Moines, James and Red rivers of the North.  El Nino, a periodic warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean can affect weather worldwide. It is expected to continue at least through spring.