Spring forecast: floods in Midwest, very dry in Calif.

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The nation's leading weather experts are out with their spring forecasts. Natalie DiBlasio dissects their accuracy on NewsBreak.

While no major flooding is predicted this spring, federal forecasters Thursday predicted that minor to moderate floods are still possible, with the worst occurring mainly in the upper Midwest and Great Lakes states.

'This year's spring flood potential is widespread and includes rivers in highly populated areas putting millions of Americans at risk,' said Louis Uccellini, director of NOAA's National Weather Service. 'Although widespread major river flooding is not expected, an abrupt warming or heavy rainfall event could lead to isolated major flooding.'

Drought is also expected to continue and intensify in California, Nevada, most of interior Oregon and Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, southeast Colorado, western Oklahoma, and most of west Texas. This is due to below-average rain or snow this winter and the start of the dry season in April.

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