California and the Midwest prep for floods with record levels of snow melt

Yosemite National Park is closed to visitors until at least May 3 because of the flood risk..

, regions of the US are bracing for flood risk, as record breaking snow begins to melt and puts millions at risk.Flood Risk Closes Yosemite National Parklasting through at least May 3. The rare shutdown could last longer as swiftly melting snow runs into the Merced River and through Yosemite Valley.

, temperatures will be about five to 15 degrees above average, and the heat is expected to speed up the spring thaw after record winter snowfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.

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