Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
During spring 2011, the Northern Great Plains experienced record snowmelt and record rains. Flooding swept away crops, soil, homes, and more throughout the Missouri River Basin. A La Niña climate pattern helped set the stage for this event by shifting the position and strength of the Jet Stream.
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During spring 2011, the Northern Great Plains experienced record snowmelt and record rains. Flooding swept away crops, soil, homes, and more throughout the Missouri River Basin. A La Niña climate pattern helped set the stage for this event by shifting the position and strength of the Jet Stream.
Video produced by the Climate.gov team in cooperation with climate and Earth scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other agencies and institutions. Any opinions voiced by people in these videos are their own; they are not official NOAA statements or opinions. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Climate.gov video productions can be freely republished or re-purposed by others.
