![]() As temperatures continue to warm toward the middle of the month, the melt process will become more rapid. The warmer conditions will ripen the snowpack and allow the melt process to begin. ![]() The Spring melt will begin in earnest by late next week, with warmer temperatures expected through Easter weekend and much of next week. Meanwhile, under the same little precipitation scenario, the Pembina River at Neche remains projected to stay below flood stage, as is the Roseau River at Roseau, MN. In Grand Forks, flood risk is forecast between high end Moderate, and low-end Major, with river heights projected between 44.4 and 46.5 feet. The Red River at Pembina is still forecast to be at risk of reaching Major flood stage, with the report indicating flood preparations for that community be for river heights between 49.6 and 50.9 feet, with little to no precipitation before the snowmelt crest. ![]() Significant overland flooding is also possible, in addition to river flooding this Spring. ![]() There’s slightly greater than normal risk for Minnesota tributaries, with lower than normal risk for northeast North Dakota tributaries. National Weather Service, out of Grand Forks, has released its latest flood outlook after this week’s Spring snowstorm dropped significant precipitation throughout the Red River Basin.Īccording to the report released Thursday, flood risk is above long-term historical averages across the mainstream Red River and southeastern North Dakota, with a top 10 flood event possible for some locations.
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