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A dryer than typical February has softened the river crest predictions across the Red River Basin. The Red Lake River in Crookston is now forecast to crest around 22.8 feet, a significant decrease from the January forecast to exceed 24 feet. Gregory Gust, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, said that […]
Most homeowners and farmers were likely glad to see this week’s rain, especially the slow soak on Tuesday. In total Crookston and the surrounding area received between 2-4 inches of rain. Gregory Gust from the National Weather Service in Grand Forks said this week’s rainfall after the wet winter has returned the area to near
The Red Lake River’s crest earlier this month may have seemed mild, provisionally cresting at 6:30 p.m. on April 8 at 24.74 feet. That’s just outside a top 10 river crest. It was, however, a 10-year flood according to the flow of water, said Blake Carlson, the City of Crookston’s engineer with Widseth Smith Nolting.
The risk of record flooding on the Red Lake River in Crookston continues to grow. A number of factors are playing into the flood risk, including high fall moisture, deep frost, very high snowpack, and very high snow water content. Additionally, the spring thaw is late favoring a fast thaw cycle and the risk of
The National Weather Service has issued an updated flood forecast showing a significant increase in the threat of snowmelt flooding across the main stem Red River and the sub-basins including the Red Lake River. “The bottom line up front is we do have a risk for significant flooding that has increased substantially since January,” said
