NWS has given us their outlook for the spring season. Largely falls in line with what many of us armchair forecasters were supposing.
http://i.imgur.com/z0wwAxe.png
Drought conditions may keep typical plains activity down, while the Ohio Valley may see an increase in activity, with more moist conditions as well as riding a large temperature/moisture boundary from east to west. Time will tell ultimately how it all plays out.