Minnesota River Threatens To Flood In Carver Co.
As the Minnesota River continues to rise, the town of Jordan is doing what it can to stay ahead of the water.
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As the Minnesota River continues to rise, the town of Jordan is doing what it can to stay ahead of the water.
Streams and rivers continue to rise across Minnesota.
The Mississippi River doesn't hit major flood stage in St. Paul in the new seven-day forecast from the National Weather Service office in Chanhassen, but it is predicted to rise.
Gov. Mark Dayton and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann are teaming up to press for a long-delayed four-lane bridge over the St. Croix River near Stillwater.
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.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is urging residents and businesses to prepare fuel oil, gasoline and petroleum tanks for possible flooding in the next few weeks.
The March of Dimes is moving two fundraising events in Minnesota this spring because of the potential for flooding on the Mississippi River.
The flood prediction threat in the Minnesota and Mississippi River valleys is the worst it's been in at least a decade.
Gov. Mark Dayton is doing his best to put the mind's of Minnesotans at ease when it comes to eminent flooding this spring. But while Dayton's problem is statewide flooding, Chad Bock's problem is his own backyard.
There's a 90-percent chance that the St. Croix River will reach major flood stage -- and that's an elevation of 690 feet -- 15 feet higher than normal elevation. And forecasters say the St. Croix could rise even higher.
A day after issuing an emergency declaration for flooding, city officials in St. Paul are preparing for the possibility of record flooding.
First it was the earthquake. Then the tsunami. Then the nuclear power plants couldn't cool correctly, and now there are explosions.
The St. Croix River doesn't look like much of a threat right now and traffic is crossing the lift bridge as usual.
With spring flooding closing in, the City of Stillwater is looking for volunteers to help fill sandbags.
Don't panic, St. Paul. The emergency declaration for flooding issued by the city is just a formality.
Crews are starting to build a floodwall at St. Paul Downtown Airport.
Temperatures are expected to get above freezing every day this week. So more of the snow and ice will melt along Minnesota's rivers.
The city of Moorhead has raised the number of sandbags it wants to have ready in case of spring flooding. It's now aiming for 1.5 million sandbags, up from a previous goal of 1 million.
It's the one weather phenomenon we know about months in advance. The National Weather Service is forecasting near record flood levels throughout Minnesota. So, why doesn't the Army Corps of Engineers open up the dams and let the flood water flow downstream?
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is drawing down four of its reservoirs in the Red River watershed to prepare for the flood battle ahead.
A National Weather Service hydrologist says he can almost guarantee there will be flooding along the Mississippi River.
One Minnesota town hit hard by floods over the years hopes it's better prepared this spring.
In the land of 10,000 lakes, it's surprising to hear that less than one percent of Minnesotans purchase flood insurance.
People in Scott and Carver County are preparing for possible record flooding this year.
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.
