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RED LAKE RIVER HAS CRESTED IN CROOKSTON, WARD COMMAND POSTS/EOC REMAIN ACTIVE

The National Weather Service announced today that they have determined the Red Lake River crested in Crookston Monday evening at 24.66 feet.  The river has dropped two feet since then to 22.65 feet at 11:30 a.m. today.  The 24.66-foot crest is the 11th highest crest on record in Crookston.  The Crookston Emergency Operations Center (EOC) […]

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RED LAKE WATERSHED CLOSING SCHIRRICK DAM GATES AT 8:00 A.M. WEDNESDAY

The Red Lake Watershed District will close the Schirrick Dam gates on the Black River at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10.  This is being done as a measure to reduce flood flows and stages downstream on the Red Lake River and the Red River of the North.  Owners of property within the reservoir are

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SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK TUESDAY TOPIC – SEVERE STORMS, LIGHTNING AND HAIL

The Tuesday topic for Severe Weather Awareness Week is Severe Storms, Lightning, and Hail.  Warm, humid conditions are favorable to storm development and storms typically are small producing heavy rain and wind over a relatively small area for a brief period of time explains Crookston Firefighter Justin Johnson. “They are relatively small, about 15 miles

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SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK TOPIC FOR MONDAY – WEATHER ALERTS AND WARNINGS

The Monday topic for Severe Weather Awareness Week is Weather Alerts and Warnings.  In the past 10 years, more than 55 people have died and dozens more were injured as a result of weather-related events in Minnesota, not including motor vehicles.   Severe weather alerts are issued by the National Weather Service.  There are three

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POLK COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ANNOUNCES SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK

The week of April 8-12 is designated Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week.  Severe Weather Awareness Week is a public education campaign promoted by the National Weather Service, Minnesota Department of Public Safety and local Emergency Management Agencies.  Each day of the week features a different weather hazard, and two statewide tornado drills will be conducted

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FLOOD WARNING ISSUED FOR CROOKSTON LATE SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Crookston and the KROX listening area along with portions of northwest Minnesota and northeast North Dakota are in a flood warning.  The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a flood warning for Crookston and the Red Lake River from Sunday morning until further notice. At 9:45 a.m. Thursday the Red Lake River had

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