Major spring flood chance about 50-50 in Fargo-Moorhead
The National Weather Service says in its latest outlook that there is an almost equal chance of a major Red River flood in the Fargo area this spring.
The outlook uses the most recent snowpack conditions.
The weather service predicts an 80 percent chance of moderate flooding and a better than 49 percent chance of major flooding in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The outlook says there is a lesser chance of major flooding in the northern Red River Valley.
Last spring, Fargo residents fought off two crests of the Red River - the first at a record 40.82 feet and the second at 34 feet.
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