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(NewsDakota.com) – The National Weather Service says risks of spring flooding are currently near normal, thanks so far to a mild winter.

The weather service updated spring flood risks throughout the state Thursday morning. At the James River above and below Jamestown, on Pipestem Creek near Pingree, and on the Sheyenne River near Valley City, the risk of spring flooding is “near normal” right now.

The weather service says there is currently a 4 percent chance of minor and moderate flooding in Valley City, and just a 1 percent chance of major flooding. Those percentages are near normal according to the weather service.

On the James River at Grace City north of Jamestown, there is a 4 percent chance of minor flooding, 3 percent chance of moderate flooding and a 3 percent chance of major flooding. On the James River near LaMoure there is an 11 percent chance of minor flooding and a 9 percent chance of moderate flooding. All those percentages are near normal.

The weather service says the outlook is good but cautions that there is still enough time for significant snow-pack to build up before the spring melt. In the James River Basin, wetlands remain unusually full of water, which could reduce natural storage and increase runoff in the spring, the weather service says.

In Devils Lake, the National Weather Service is saying there’s a 25 percent chance the lake could reach its record level of 1,454.3 feet attained last summer.