Minnesota are experiencing severe spring flooding due to heavy spring snowmelts. The Red, Snake, Minnesota, Mississippi, St. Croix, Elm, James, and Big Sioux, Rivers are cresting and are not expected to begin dropping before the end of the week. The Red River of the North has passed its 93flood of record 94 level in the Fargo and Grand Forks areas.
Current levels are nearly double that.
This is the only significant river in the United States that flows north. It is not expected to drop quickly and may stay near crest levels for the next 5 days. A crest of 53.2 feet is expected late April 19, 1997. The moving crest will continue downstream over the next four weeks until its crosses the Can adian border. May. The Grand Forks, ND, Emergency Operations Center has issued an immediate, mandatory evacuation order to all residents within 10 blocks of the western banks of the Red River of the North.