Weather
Deep snowpack in parts of North Dakota is putting into question when exactly farmers in central and eastern North Dakota might be able to get tractors in fields.
The snow piles are slightly shorter but also denser and contain virtually all the water they contained a few days ago.
Flood stage is 18 feet on the Red River in Fargo and 84 feet on the Sheyenne River at Harwood.
Warm air, wind, high humidity and rain make the river crests come sooner and higher.
The Red floods because it's flat, not because it flows north.
The National Weather Service expects the melt will "start in earnest next week," as a possible top 10 Red River flood in Fargo approaches.
Snow plows are still making their way around area roads, which remain icy and snowy as the wind continues, particularly in rural areas.
Every continent has rivers that flow to the north.
StormTRACKER Meteorologist John Wheeler talks about a warmer weather pattern.
The sheer accumulation of snow is making it tough on rural roads, shutting some down and covering them in snow drifts.
Check back often; our StormTRACKER team will update this article as the storm evolves.
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