Conditions make forecasting the Red River tough
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The flooding Red River was higher than 40 feet this morning and rising. The river has caused a breach in a dike in Fargo, and evacuations are taking place in that city and in Moorhead, Minnesota.
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with hydrologist Steve Buan, who's with the North Central River Forecast Center in Chanhassen, about why forecasting this flood is difficult.
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