Weather
A possible storm system late next week adds to the uncertainty about the magnitude of the flood and the timing of the crest. Flooding in some rural areas in Clay County has begun.
Now that the rivers and tributaries have begun to rise, the river forecasters are changing to a more specific deterministic forecast
River gauge graphs show levels and crest predictions for the Red River and tributaries for the basin in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota.
A lot of the initial melt water was absorbed into the ground.
StormTRACKER Meteorologist John Wheeler explores the changing spring weather.
It was a sudden close call for some in Wilkin County, Minnesota. Overland flooding dominated a few roads in the small town of Foxhome before vanishing in an instant.
The people who forecast floods are hydrologists; not meteorologists.
In this Weather Wednesday we examine the neat formations created by melting and refreezing that occurs this time of the year.
Statewide tornado drills will be held Thursday, April 20.
Starting in the early 1990s, our climate became wetter by approximately 15-20% per year on average.
ADVERTISEMENT
John Wheeler
Lydia Blume
Jesse Ritka
Robert Poynter
Dillon Vogt
Charles Pekar
Robert Daley
ADVERTISEMENT