The National Weather Service has posted flood warnings across portions of Iowa as meteorologists say a combination of melting snow and forecast rain will combine to lead to flooding.

By SANDY SHORE Gold prices retreated Monday as the dollar gained against other currencies.Other commodities were mixed.

Meteorologist Johnny Burg in the Seattle office said it had reports of snow showers Monday from Whidbey Island, Kitsap County, Tacoma and Puyallup.

At least five homes were destroyed after a tornado touched down in western Oklahoma Monday evening, authorities said.

Many meterologists and Kansas residents were lulled into a false sense of security in the late 1980s when the number of tornadoes dropped dramatically.

Motorists are well down the road to higher pump prices as warmer weather and the driving season approaches.

A punter negotiates flood water on a stairwell at Flemington as a huge storm hits Flemington racecourse.

A woman walks under a canopy of snow covered trees in Chisinau, Moldova Saturday March 6, 2010.

A low pressure system was forecast to move through Southern California and northern Mexico before moving into the Southwest on Sunday, pulling a tremendous amount of rain into the area.

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Melbourne - Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, was bracing itself on Sunday for further storms after a mini-cyclone that brought with it hail stones the size of tennis balls.

Victorians have been warned to brace for more violent storms on Sunday, with torrential rain expected across the state.

Wet weather was expected over the West Coast on Saturday, while snow and rain were forecast to move into the Plains.

Frazier Park, Pine Mountain - The National Weather Service has issued the following weather forecast for this week: This Afternoon : A chance of rain and snow showers.

Last year the Met Office forecast a "barbecue summer" - only for it to rain through much of June, July and August.

Check out Friday evening's Power of 5 forecast from Meteorologist Mark Johnson.

In this March 1, 2010 photo, volunteer Heather Lowry stacks sandbags in Fargo, ND, as the city begins preparations for a possible second straight year of major flooding from the Red River.

Friday, March 05, 2010 at 1:44 p.m. Read more: National , Weather , National Weather Service , North Dakota , Flooding , Red River , North Dakota Flooding FARGO, N.D. a ' The National Weather Service says there's a high risk for major flooding along North Dakota's Red River in the same area where residents held off record high waters last year.

U.S. employers cut a smaller than expected 36,000 jobs in February, leaving the unemployment rate unchanged at 9.7%, according to a government report on Friday which said it was unclear how severe weather had impacted payrolls.