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Spring 2019 flooding in Minnesota

Springtime in Minnesota means melting snow and eyes on the rivers. MPR News reporters follow flood threats across the state. | River forecasts | Road closures | How are you preparing?

Warming into spring this week; river flooding likely to increase by weekend

Warming into spring this week; river flooding likely to increase by weekend

Temperatures should warm to about or even above seasonal norms on Tuesday as the milder weather arrives. Spring will really kick into gear and wear down the snow piles as the warming trend continues into the weekend.
by Bill Endersen

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Warmer temps and melting snow; how much will the rivers rise this week?

Warmer temps and melting snow; how much will the rivers rise this week?

Astronomical spring arrives at 4:58 p.m. CDT on Wednesday. It’ll look and feel more and more like spring this week, as temps rise and our snow cover shrinks. Temperature trends Monday afternoon highs are expected to reach the upper 30s in much of Minnesota and western Wisconsin. We could touch 40 in the Twin Cities metro…
by Ron Trenda

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More evacuations in Midwest as floodwaters head downstream

More evacuations in Midwest as floodwaters head downstream

Residents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees. Hundreds of people in neighboring Nebraska also have been displaced by the late-winter flood.
by Associated Press

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Rescues, evacuations as floodwaters breach levees in Midwest

Rescues, evacuations as floodwaters breach levees in Midwest

Authorities were using boats and large vehicles on Saturday to rescue and evacuate residents in parts of the Midwest where a recent deluge of rainwater and snowmelt was sent pouring over frozen ground, overwhelming creeks and rivers, and killing at least one person.
by Associated Press

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Wind, water, snow and ice: Minnesota's winter won't go quietly

Wind, water, snow and ice: Minnesota's winter won't go quietly

MPR News reporters are fanned out across the state, talking to Minnesotans about how they're dealing with the wild weather and prepping for possible floods. Here's what we know.
by Tim Pugmire, Laura McCallum, Dan Gunderson, Paul Tosto, MPR News Staff, Meg Martin, John Enger and Nina Moini

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Blizzard brings whiteout, floods across MN, causing highway closures

Blizzard brings whiteout, floods across MN, causing highway closures

In northern Minnesota on Thursday afternoon, whiteout conditions forced the closure of a long stretch of U.S. Highway 75. At the same time, on the same highway at the other end of the state, floodwaters encroached on the driving lanes.
by MPR News Staff

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Melting record snowpack, rain expected to cause flooding

Melting record snowpack, rain expected to cause flooding

More than an inch of rain is forecast for much of Minnesota Wednesday and Thursday including the Twin Cities metro area. With the heavier-than-normal snowpack starting to melt, forecasters are expecting some road flooding across the region.
by Matt Sepic

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A quick transition from snow piles to street flooding to potholes

A quick transition from snow piles to street flooding to potholes

Minnesotans got a dose of spring Monday with the sun out and temperatures rising into the 30s, but forecasters and street crews say weather in the next four days will create a recipe for lots of standing water and bad roads across the state.
by Tim Nelson

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