Major Flood Risk Edges Up For Minnesota, Mississippi Rivers
The chance of major flooding in most of Minnesota has risen as much as 20 percent since last month due to heavy snow over the Presidents Day weekend.
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The chance of major flooding in most of Minnesota has risen as much as 20 percent since last month due to heavy snow over the Presidents Day weekend.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is encouraging Minnesota residents and businesses to buy flood insurance before it's too late.
It's the size of a lawnmower and requires no gas, just a little elbow grease and plenty of bags and plenty of sand. It's Craig Ferguson's solution to back breaking sandbag filling. He calls his device the "Sand Shark."
Moorhead is calling for volunteers starting Tuesday to help make 1 million sandbags to hold back flooding expected this spring.
The Sandbag Factory in Moorhead opens Tuesday with these new modified spider sandbagging machines.
There's heavy spring flooding in the forecast for Brown County in south-central Minnesota, so the county emergency management department is gearing up.
Communities in the Fargo and Moorhead areas are coming together filling sandbags as the impeding flood season creeps upon them.
New data issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday show a higher threat of major flooding in Minnesota.
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.
Homes and businesses in a northeast Minneapolis neighborhood haven't had gas or water since early Saturday morning. And they may still have to wait at least another night.
For the first time in a long time we got some warmer temps Friday. It was enough to get folks back outdoors without all the heavy gear, but this weekend's warmer weather could create headaches too.
Sen. Al Franken and Gov. Mark Dayton plan to visit Moorhead and Crookston to discuss flood preparations in both communities.
The National Weather Service is predicting a high likelihood of significant flooding along much of the upper Mississippi River this spring.
Officials say there's a potential for serious flooding in the Twin Cities and across Minnesota this spring.
Officials say there's a potential for serious flooding in the Twin Cities area and across Minnesota this spring.
Moorhead is getting more money to buy out homes in flood-prone areas.
Moorhead City Council members are considering spending up to $500,000 from the city's reserves to prepare for spring flooding in the Red River Valley.
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.
As the snow continues to pile up in the Twin Cities, forecasters are getting more worried about the potential for spring flooding.
Thursday's rain and snow melt caused basements to flood around the Twin Cities. The frozen ground and covered culverts caused drainage problems.
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.
The Army Corps of Engineers is revising a Red River flood diversion plan to store more water upstream of the north-flowing river.
Two City Council members in Moorhead, Minn., are upset they were not included in a closed-door meeting about the proposed Red River diversion flood control project in the region.
