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Tim McGuire had scores of journalists in the Minneapolis Star Tribune newsroom to choose from to tell the story of that day’s ...
Twenty years ago this month, a hundred-year flood inundated cities along the Red River. The waters rose through April and May 1997, inundating 2,200 square miles (5,700 square kilometers) of North ...
Twenty years ago this month, a hundred-year flood inundated cities along the Red River. The waters rose through April and May 1997, inundating 2,200 square miles (5,700 square kilometers) of North ...
The flood of record in the Red River Valley of North Dakota and northwest Minnesota peaked 28 years ago on Earth Day. On April 22, 1997, the Red River crested a record 26.35 feet above flood stage ...
With flood preparations now in full swing around the Valley, it appears as if the Red River will surpass major flood levels for the fourth time in five years. Although flood protections efforts have ...
In 1997, the Red River of the North swelled to unprecedented levels, causing widespread flooding in parts of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Canada. The floodwaters reached heights not seen in over a ...
Paul Douglas and Mark Seeley on that other major 90’s MN weather occurrence ... AND THEY CHOSE THE GREAT RED RIVER FLOOD OF 1997. PAUL DOUGLAS FIRST APPEARED ON THE SHOW BACK IN 1985.
May 29—GRAND FORKS — The portion of the Red River in Oslo, Minnesota, is anticipated to cross into minor flood stage soon, but isn't expected to get much higher than that, according to a ...
The Red River runs through Minnesota ... Click here to subscribe to This Day in Weather History The 1997 flood caused 28,000 people to evacuate and cost $500 million in damage. The river also flooded ...
Perhaps less known is that it is also one of the most flood-prone areas in the U.S. Cutting through the valley, the northward flowing Red River winds its way from Breckenridge, Minn., to Lake ...
Minnesota Department of Transportation crews closed Highways 220 and 317 north of Oslo due to flooding. North Dakota State Highway 54 is covered at 36.5 feet. Farther north, the Red River is still ...