Fargo Prepares For A Major Flood Season
The National Weather Service says "significant" snowmelt flooding is likely this spring in the Red River Valley after last week's massive late-winter storm in the Midwest.
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The National Weather Service says "significant" snowmelt flooding is likely this spring in the Red River Valley after last week's massive late-winter storm in the Midwest.
Communities in Minnesota and Wisconsin are dealing with high water. They've had to evacuate some homes, and close roadways. In Jordan, 300 households in this mobile home park have had to be evacuated. It's a flooding battle that the community has been fighting for days.
After a February of heavy snow and temperatures persistently below average, Minnesotans are about to experience a week of sunshine and warming temperatures, with a string of 50-degree days in the forecast.
Flood season is one of the busiest times of the year for the National Weather Service.
Crews worked to clear an ice jam Sunday afternoon on the Highway 169 bridge over Sand Creek in Jordan, dropping water levels on the east side of the highway by nearly three feet.
On Saturday, the Jordan Police Department showed new footage of the ice jam on Sand Creek, calling it "very extensive."
As temperatures dipped back below freezing overnight in the Twin Cities, making sidewalks and residential streets slick with ice, many roads remained closed across Minnesota: In the south, meltwater and rain caused flooding while in the northwest, a blizzard created whiteout conditions.
Authorities in a community southwest of the Twin Cities say they're working to clear ice dams from a flooding river so that residents at a mobile home park can return to their homes.
A mobile home park in Jordan is being evacuated Thursday night due to flooding, according to the park manager. The community has around 290 homes.
Information from the National Weather Service helped city crews find and dislodge an ice jam on Minnehaha Creek Thursday morning, likely preventing further flooding. Basset Creek is another waterway that's being monitored.
For those who have sump pumps, it's great to have the discharge line a bit up from the ground, to avoid having the snow cover it up.
Flooding has prompted officials to close multiple highways in southern Minnesota Thursday morning.
Don't be surprised to hear a rumble of thunder Wednesday.
This winter has pushed even the grittiest of winter veterans to new limits.
Minnesota Republicans say the Legislature should approve $20 million to replenish an empty disaster aid fund ahead of anticipated spring flooding.
Get ready for a wet, messy week.
Federal and state agencies are using snow tubes, stream gauges and satellites to measure Minnesota's risk of flooding this spring.
The National Weather Service says there's a 50 percent chance the river will reach 35 feet in Fargo-Moorhead, which is considered major flood stage.
A record-breaking February, and it's not over yet. But the National Weather Service warns it's not necessarily the snow you have to worry about, but what comes after.
The damage occurred in 2014, when historic rainfall washed out the stream channel in ten spots.
The flood plan still needs other permits. A federal judge stopped construction on the previous project.
Lake Superior is raging Wednesday as a storm system whips up waves up to 20-feet-tall, leading to street flooding on Duluth's waterfront.
The wet, soggy forecast for the start of workweek is prompting weather officials to issue a flood watch for much of Minnesota.
West of Minneapolis, flash flooding made for tough driving at Highway 100 near County Road 81. Not far from there, a Robbinsdale neighborhood was hit hard.
Flash flooding is expected to be a threat Wednesday night and Thursday as rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms are tracking toward southern Minnesota.
