Here's what's happening in my area
. Sounds fun, right? 
Oh, and the Red River in Grand Forks is expected (at this time) to crest at 51.5'. In 1997, the Red River crested at 54.4'. Fargo is expected to crest at around 40.1', breaking the 1997 record level of 39.57'. Note: Look at the regional warning graphic below.
Flood Warning
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
225 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR
WALSH...OTTER TAIL...BECKER...POLK...MARSHALL...TOWNER...NELSON...
CAVALIER...PEMBINA...RAMSEY...BENSON...CASS...BARNES...TRAILL...
STEELE...GRIGGS...EDDY...SARGENT...RICHLAND...RANSOM...GRAND FORKS...
PENNINGTON...RED LAKE...GRANT...MAHNOMEN...ROSEAU AND KITTSON
COUNTIES...
RECENT RAINFALL COMBINED WITH RAPID SNOW MELT OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
DAYS HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT OVERLAND FLOODING THROUGHOUT THE RED
RIVER BASIN IN EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA. EXPECT
THE CONTINUED THREAT FOR OVERLAND FLOODING ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH
AT LEAST THIS WEEK. MANY ROADWAYS REMAIN UNDER WATER ALONG WITH
WIDESPREAD PONDING WATER AS THE GROUND REMAINS SATURATED AND FROZEN.
IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT ICE JAMS ARE OCCURRING ON THE RED LAKE
RIVER NEAR CROOKSTON. THIS MAY CAUSE RAPID RISES IN A SHORT PERIOD
OF TIME. PERSONS ARE URGED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE LATEST RIVER
LEVELS IN THEIR AREA. OTHER ICE JAMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE RED
RIVER VALLEY AS SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOWS CONTINUES TO BREAK UP THE
ICE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WARNING IS ISSUED FOR A SPECIFIC COMMUNITY OR AN AREA ALONG A
RIVER WHERE FLOODING HAS BEEN FORECAST...IS IMMINENT...OR IS IN
PROGRESS AND IS A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.
Flood Warning
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1246 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS IS AN EXTENSION FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
RED RIVER AT DRAYTON AFFECTING MARSHALL...WALSH...KITTSON AND
PEMBINA COUNTIES
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
RED RIVER AT HALSTAD AFFECTING NORMAN AND TRAILL COUNTIES
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
RED RIVER AT EAST GRAND FORKS AFFECTING POLK AND GRAND FORKS
COUNTIES
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
RED RIVER AT OSLO AFFECTING MARSHALL...WALSH...POLK AND GRAND FORKS
COUNTIES
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
RED RIVER AT PEMBINA AFFECTING KITTSON AND PEMBINA COUNTIES
.SNOWMELT AND RAINFALL RUNOFF HAS CAUSED THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY
TO RISE TO MAJOR CATEGORIES AT FARGO AND WAHPETON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED
TO SLOWLY FALL IN WAHPETON AS THE UPSTREAM RIVER LEVELS HAVE CRESTED.
THIS WAVE OF WATER COMBINED WITH THE WILD RICE RIVER AND OVERLAND FLOODING
WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTH INTO THE FARGO...MOORHEAD AREA OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND
RIVER INFORMATION IS OBTAINED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES THE PRECIPITATION
OVER THE PAST 48 HOURS AND ANY PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGES...TURN AROUND, DON`T DROWN...
- DON`T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!
- CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REPORT FLOODING.
- PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER
LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS
THE FOLLOWING SEGMENTS CONTAIN RIVER INFORMATION FOR
THE SELECTED LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS MESSAGE.
THIS FORECAST DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR ICE JAMS THAT CAN
QUICKLY RAISE LOCAL RIVER LEVELS WITH LITTLE OR NO NOTICE.
&&
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RED RIVER AT EAST GRAND FORKS.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 11:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 36.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO BETWEEN 48.5 TO 52.5 FEET BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 52.6 FEET, WATER ON GATEWAY DRIVE APPROACH
TO KENNEDY BRIDGE IN EAST GRAND FORKS.
&&
DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:
DATE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
(MONTH/DAY) 03/25 03/26 03/27 03/28 03/29 03/30 03/31
RED RIVER
EAST GRAND FORKS 40.0 43.9 47.3 49.7 51.0 51.4 51.5
Flood Warning
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1246 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS IS AN EXTENSION FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
RED RIVER AT DRAYTON AFFECTING MARSHALL...WALSH...KITTSON AND
PEMBINA COUNTIES
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
RED RIVER AT HALSTAD AFFECTING NORMAN AND TRAILL COUNTIES
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
RED RIVER AT EAST GRAND FORKS AFFECTING POLK AND GRAND FORKS
COUNTIES
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
RED RIVER AT OSLO AFFECTING MARSHALL...WALSH...POLK AND GRAND FORKS
COUNTIES
THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR THE
RED RIVER AT PEMBINA AFFECTING KITTSON AND PEMBINA COUNTIES
.SNOWMELT AND RAINFALL RUNOFF HAS CAUSED THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY
TO RISE TO MAJOR CATEGORIES AT FARGO AND WAHPETON. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED
TO SLOWLY FALL IN WAHPETON AS THE UPSTREAM RIVER LEVELS HAVE CRESTED.
THIS WAVE OF WATER COMBINED WITH THE WILD RICE RIVER AND OVERLAND FLOODING
WILL SLOWLY MOVE NORTH INTO THE FARGO...MOORHEAD AREA OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND
RIVER INFORMATION IS OBTAINED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES THE PRECIPITATION
OVER THE PAST 48 HOURS AND ANY PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGES...TURN AROUND, DON`T DROWN...
- DON`T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!
- CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REPORT FLOODING.
- PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER
LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS
THE FOLLOWING SEGMENTS CONTAIN RIVER INFORMATION FOR
THE SELECTED LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS MESSAGE.
THIS FORECAST DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR ICE JAMS THAT CAN
QUICKLY RAISE LOCAL RIVER LEVELS WITH LITTLE OR NO NOTICE.
&&
1246 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RED RIVER AT OSLO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 12:15 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 31.9 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO BETWEEN 36 AND 39 FEET BY
MONDAY.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 37.0 FEET, WATER AFFECTS THE CANADIAN
PACIFIC RAILROAD TRACKS EAST OF OSLO.
&&
DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:
DATE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE
(MONTH/DAY) 03/25 03/26 03/27 03/28 03/29 03/30 03/31
RED RIVER
OSLO 33.6 35.4 36.4 37.2 37.7 37.9 37.9
Winter Weather Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
636 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009
...WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
.RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THROUGHOUT THE REGION...AND 2 TO
5 INCHES WILL FALL IN THE CENTRAL RED RIVER VALLEY WITH 6 TO
8 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY INTO ROSEAU AND
BAUDETTE. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE...
AND THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE WILL BE TRICKY.
LOW PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT OF SOUTH DAKOTA INTO THE
ARROWHEAD OF MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT WEDNESDAY.
THERE WILL BE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN ACROSS THE GRAND
FORKS...MAYVILLE...FARGO...AND HALSTAD AREAS BEFORE PRECIPITATION
CHANGES OVER TO SNOW. ROADS WILL BECOME VERY ICY...FIRST ACROSS
THE GRAND FORKS AREA...AND BY MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE FARGO AREA. SNOW
MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATER TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...WITH
TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. NORTHERLY WINDS FROM 25 TO
30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY FOR
THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE.
THE SNOW WILL WIND DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
711 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009
...AREAL FLOOD WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
PATCHY AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION HOWEVER
SIGNIFICANT RAIN AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE
OVER TO LIGHT SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH 1 TO 2 INCH
ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE BY MORNING.
THE THREAT FOR OVERLAND FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT
AS A RESULT OF RECENT RAIN AND RAPID SNOW MELT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
