Disasters

Snowmelt raises flood concerns in NE Minn.
Rapid snowmelt is causing flooding concerns along some rivers and streams in northeast Minnesota.
Why was the Fargo flood forecast off by so much?
The Red River at Fargo crested today at a little more than 33 feet, about eight feet lower than what the National Weather Service forecast just two weeks ago. The NWS says it will review its forecasting process in the wake of the off-base prediction.
As crest passes, attention turns to permanent Fargo flood protection
As the Red River in Fargo-Moorhead crests Wednesday at levels well-below what was forecast last week, local leaders are turning their attention to permanent flood protection.
The Minnesota State Patrol and tow truck crews are clearing a multi-vehicle crash on the west bound entrance to the Lowry Hill tunnel in downtown Minneapolis Wednesday morning.
A search for two missing canoeists is to resume on the Chippewa River in Eau Claire. A search crew will be back on the river early Wednesday looking for two men whose canoe capsized Tuesday afternoon.
Photos: Fargo and Moorhead, before and during flooding
Even though the 2013 Red River flood is not as severe as the National Weather Service initially forecasted, it still made for dramatic images.
Railroad tracks after reopened in the southern Minnesota town of Blue Earth after 17 cars derailed on a train carrying corn.
State officials are investigating after a worker was killed on the job at a northern Minnesota lumber mill over the weekend.
The Red River will crest this week in Fargo and Moorhead, several feet lower than originally expected. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Minnesota Public Radio reporter Dan Gunderson who was in our Moorhead bureau.