MPR’s Tim Nelson spent some time at the weather service's River Forecast Center in Chanhassen today, to follow the floods upstream in the Red River Valley. The story of the floods that threaten southeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota started long ago, according to the National Weather Service.
In 2010, the Red River topped out at just under 37 feet, or 19 feet over flood stage on March 21st. The crest went even higher the following year, in April 2011.