Spring flood forecasters: Don’t let blizzards drown spirits

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — National Weather Service forecasters offered some calming advice to Fargo residents who might be having flooding flashbacks after another in a long line of blizzards turned some backyards into toboggan hills: Don’t believe your eyes. The weather service’s most recent spring flood outlook does reflect an increase in chances for significant flooding in Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minnesota. That area has seen record and near-record high water at various times in the last quarter of a century. However, the Red River Valley is coming off a record dry year in 2021 and there’s a trend toward near-normal temperatures and precipitation from mid-March into April. While the snow piles look ominous in some areas, there isn’t an unusual amount of water in them.