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April 14-15 Northern Plains Snow


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Wow, lot of water locked up in frozen form over the Dakota's.

 

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The Red River of the North is looking to have its latest spring flood on record. Fargo Forum reports they've reopened Sandbag Central to make an additional 500,000 sandbags so the city will have a grand total of 1.8 million when the waters start to rise. Sounds like NWS Grand Forks is going to be putting out a special flood outlook tomorrow.

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The Red River of the North is looking to have its latest spring flood on record. Fargo Forum reports they've reopened Sandbag Central to make an additional 500,000 sandbags so the city will have a grand total of 1.8 million when the waters start to rise. Sounds like NWS Grand Forks is going to be putting out a special flood outlook tomorrow.

 

It looks like Lake Winnipeg is still frozen solid according to this satellite image from the 13th. Of course the lake will open up once an increased amount of water starts discharging into it, but I'm wondering if there could be some ice jam issues in that lower reach of the Red River.

 

 

http://ge.ssec.wisc.edu/modis-today/index.php?satellite=t1&product=true_color&date=2013_04_13_103&overlay_sector=false&overlay_state=true&overlay_coastline=true&sector=USA2&resolution=1000m

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It looks like Lake Winnipeg is still frozen solid according to this satellite image from the 13th. Of course the lake will open up once an increased amount of water starts discharging into it, but I'm wondering if there could be some ice jam issues in that lower reach of the Red River.

 

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http://ge.ssec.wisc.edu/modis-today/index.php?satellite=t1&product=true_color&date=2013_04_13_103&overlay_sector=false&overlay_state=true&overlay_coastline=true&sector=USA2&resolution=1000m

 

Ice jams are very common along the Red. North of Grand Forks (near Oslo, MN) the slope of the river becomes even more flat (if that's possible to believe). If they get a rapid warmup and/or fast river rises I'm sure ice jams will be a problem.  USGS webcam on the Red at Grand Forks is still completely ice covered.

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Ice jams are very common along the Red. North of Grand Forks (near Oslo, MN) the slope of the river becomes even more flat (if that's possible to believe). If they get a rapid warmup and/or fast river rises I'm sure ice jams will be a problem.  USGS webcam on the Red at Grand Forks is still completely ice covered.

 

Yeah you can tell where that river gradient becomes even more flat, from a geologic standpoint you look for increased meanders in the river channel and that's exactly what you see near Oslo. Winnipeg had the right idea building the floodway system. Definitely will be interesting to watch the meltdown. 

 

Devil's Lake in ND will continue to rise. The climate pattern whole story behind the continuous lake rises in the last decade or so is quite interesting. 

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I live in east grand forks minnesota and drive over the Red and Red Lake rivers many times a day    and yes   rivers are snowcovered and completely frozen.....  will take some time before any breakup.....but once we can get some 45 degree days and 32 degree nights it can occur pretty fast as it melts from the bank inward.....

 

Yes will be interesting to see what the RFC issues Wed aftn...

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Once we get closer to the start of the melt a Red River flood topic should start up.  New outlook puts Fargo at a 50% chance exceeding 40.3 feet and a 40% chance of tying the 2009 record crest at 40.8 feet.  More details with more forecast points in the Red River basin available here.

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Once we get closer to the start of the melt a Red River flood topic should start up.  New outlook puts Fargo at a 50% chance exceeding 40.3 feet and a 40% chance of tying the 2009 record crest at 40.8 feet.  More details with more forecast points in the Red River basin available here.

That is a good idea. You can start one if you wish. 

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