This week marks both Weather Awareness Week in Iowa and Nebraska and Flood Awareness Month. In response, the University of Iowa has an online tool for residents to prepare for potential flooding.

The National Weather Service currently predicts a low-to-normal flood risk this spring, with a few factors to watch for.

The House passed a bill Wednesday to create and implement a statewide, 30-year resilience plan to protect state life, property and other assets in the event of a flood or other water-related disaster. Rep. John Wills, R-Spirit Lake, said the legislation was a “visionary bill” that “redefines” how the state protects itself from “floods, droughts and shifting water supplies.”