Flooding

Bird's eye view essential to figuring flood risk

A wide river flows off into the distance.
The Mississippi River snakes through Twin Cities suburbs near Dayton, Minn., on Thursday. Forecasters are using aerial surveys to gather information about how much snow is on the ground — and more importantly, how much water that snow contains.
Evan Frost | MPR News

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