The flood reached throughout the Red River Valley, affecting the cities of Fargo and Winnipeg, but none so greatly as Grand Forks and East Grand Forks, where floodwaters reached more than …

"Hannah" also brought freezing rain that leaves over 300,000 Red River Valley residents without power. 4th - The Red River officially reaches flood stage at 28 feet. 8th - ND Governor Ed …

Apr 17, 2017 · It was 20 years ago this month that record flooding of the Red River devastated Grand Forks and other cities along the Minnesota-North Dakota border. The flood damage …

Apr 17, 2022 · Twenty-five years ago this week at the border of North Dakota and Minnesota, the Red River crested at more than 54 feet, causing massive damage. (SOUNDBITE OF …

Apr 18, 2017 · On April 19, 1997, the Red River breached the dikes and flooded Grand Forks, N.D. and East Grand Forks, Minn. A fire that afternoon consumed 11 buildings in downtown …

Apr 19, 2022 · Below are figures that encapsulate the impact of the 1997 flood in Grand Forks. Red River crested at 54.35 feet. Earthen levees in place could protect to a level of 52 feet (49 …

The resulting flood in the spring of 1997 devastated the Red River Valley. Residents were braced for spring flooding, and volunteers had stockpiled thousands of sandbags in anticipation of …

Frequent flooding has been an issue for the Red River of the North at Grand Forks, ND, most notably the major floods of 1882, 1897, 1950, 1996, 1997, 2006, and 2009. Frequent flooding …

May 21, 2025 · Grand Forks, where the local newspaper named the storms like hurricanes, saw six inches fall in Blizzard “Hannah” on April 4, 1997—the same day the river reached flood …

Jan 3, 2025 · As the Red River rises 18 inches in 18 hours, the City of Grand Forks orders evacuation of the Lincoln, Riverside, and Central Park neighborhoods. The Kennedy Bridge, …