Des Moines, Iowa — A state expert says the snow this month is going to be a help after months of drought. Iowa DNR hydrologist, Tim Hall, says there are some indications melting snow will provide some help for depleted soil moisture.
Hall the ground is often frozen in January and there isn’t any seeping into the subsoil
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Hall says the snow melt will be beneficial one way or another.
Snow runoff will help bring the water levels back up in rivers, streams and lakes.
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Hall says there could be some flooding if the snow melts rapidly, but he says the drought has created a lot of capacity in lakes and rivers.
Hall says that something could happen this year in Iowa if the runoff happens quickly.
