Updraft: April 1, 2009 Archive

Behind the scenes

Posted at 8:56 AM on April 1, 2009 by Craig Edwards

A big contributor to the success of the forecast of the Red River was the monitoring of the water content of the soil and snowpack via gamma radiation by the National Office of Hydrology Remote Sensing. They travel low altitude flight lines to capture the water content before the snow begins to melt. This information is plugged into the medium range flood forecast. The forecast crest on the Red at Fargo was pegged between 49 and 41 feet with their valuable data incorporated into the model and assessed by the hydrologists.

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Fargo record March

Posted at 7:49 PM on April 1, 2009 by Craig Edwards

March was a month of records at Fargo. Going back more than 100 years, the Red River crested at its highest level, just shy of 41 feet.

Their snowfall of over 28 inches and total moisture of greater than four inches were records for the moth of March.

Fargo March precipitation

Check out the details of this latest storm that piled up snow to more than two feet near Campbell, MN.

Information from the Grand Forks NWS office.

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