Flood Update: Red River levels still dropping - slowly
The Red River is still above previous record heights in Fargo, but the swollen river is retreating - slowly.
The Red River is still above previous record heights in Fargo, but the swollen river is retreating - slowly.
According to the National Weather Service, the Red River was measured at 40.2 feet at 6:15 a.m. Sunday. That's down from 40.33 feet at 2 a.m. Sunday and the record reading of 40.82 at 12:15 a.m. Saturday. The previous record crest was 40.1 feet in 1897.
The National Weather Service is predicting the river will continue to drop through the week. However, there is a storm system moving into the area that's expected to drop some snow on the Red River Valley.
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jamie g. Fargo, ND 03/29/2009 2:08 PM
everyone get out yer shop vacs and start suckn water outta the red..lol...but on a more serious note thats awesome that its slowly goin down but with these next 2 storms we r supposed to get its just gonna add more water to the redReport a Violation