Weather Delays Sandbagging In Fargo-Moorhead Area
Officials in Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., say they are waiting for warmer weather to begin sandbag deployment.
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Officials in Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., say they are waiting for warmer weather to begin sandbag deployment.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says it needs formal approval from state and local officials in two states by April 11 to keep alive the latest version of a planned Red River diversion around Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn.
City and county officials are counting on Everett "Buzz" Waid's enormous sandbag system to help protect large stretches of Fargo and outlying areas from a third straight major Red River flood.
A 21-year-old Fargo man accused in the armed robbery of a gas station in neighboring Moorhead, Minn., has pleaded not guilty.
Sandbagging deployment in Moorhead, Minn., is now set for Friday if the weather holds up.
The National Weather Service says the chances of flooding have increased in the Red River Valley.
Weather has delayed the sandbagging start in the Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., area.
Fargo city officials say volunteers came from 22 states and more than 325 cities to help fill sandbags for the upcoming Red River flood fight.
Government officials outlined plans Friday to protect Fargo from a major flood predicted for the third straight year, an effort that could include nearly 2 million sandbags, 7 miles of clay levees and 12 miles of portable floodwalls.
A fifth person is in custody in the armed robbery of a Fargo convenience store over the weekend.
Any thoughts of optimism for the Red River Valley were quickly dashed Thursday when a new forecast showed that the risk of major flooding for the southern valley of North Dakota and Minnesota is increasing, despite relatively dry weather throughout most of the region in the last month.
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While cities in the Fargo-Moorhead area are preparing for likely spring flooding with activities like sandbag-filling, hardware stores are stocking shelves with flood-fighting gear and cleanup supplies.
Communities in the Fargo and Moorhead areas are coming together filling sandbags as the impeding flood season creeps upon them.
After our week of melting, the chances Minnesota will be seeing major flooding this spring is growing greater. The National Weather Service put out a new flood forecast Thursday that increases the odds on all major river systems.
The National Weather Service on Thursday slightly increased its estimated odds for major flooding along the Red River in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota, despite a period of little precipitation in the area.
Authorities in West Fargo, Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn., are investigating a string of armed robberies.
Volunteers came from near and far -- and behind bars -- to help with the first day of sandbagging operations in Fargo.
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The likelihood of significant Red River flooding has risen in North Dakota and Minnesota, the National Weather Service said Tuesday in its latest outlook for the river that has overflowed its banks the past two springs and sent officials and residents in the densely populated region scrambling to save homes and businesses.
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The recent heavy snows are renewing fears of spring flooding along the Red River in northwestern Minnesota, but the sister cities of Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead aren't sitting by.
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Fargo-area officials have been given until Jan. 31 to argue their case for a proposed Red River diversion alignment about 1.5 miles farther west than the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' preferred route.
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Widespread rain is expected to start in the late morning and stick around for most of the day.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources says it is canceling a Twin Metals Minnesota mineral lease.
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Widespread rain is expected to start in the late morning and stick around for most of the day.
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Saturday is expected to be cooler and less humid than Friday in Minnesota, with lighter winds, sun and high temperatures in the mid-70s.
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People in the Twin Cities will feel wind gusts of up to 31 mph between Monday evening and Tuesday evening, NEXT Weather meteorologist Chris Shaffer says.
In Minnesota, weather can be all over the place. Here at WCCO, we want to give you what you need to prepare for what's happening next.
Rain showers will begin to move out of the Twin Cities area on Monday evening ahead of a dry Tuesday, according to NEXT Weather meteorologist Lisa Meadows.
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The rain is expected to push into the metro around 11 a.m.
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