President speaks on flooding
President Obama’s weekly radio and Internet comments focus on the flooding in North Dakota and Minnesota.
The National Weather Service office in Grand Forks is now warning:
“RIVER LEVELS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO CREST BETWEEN 41 AND 42 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON…AND HOLD NEAR THAT LEVEL FOR 3 TO 7 DAYS. WITH THE RIVER EXCEEDING THE PREVIOUS RECORD LEVEL…THE RELATIVE UNCERTAINTY IN FORECAST MODELS HAS INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THE RIVER WILL BEHAVE IN WAYS NEVER BEFORE SEEN. THUS…THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY THAT THE RIVER COULD RISE TO AS HIGH AS 43 FEET.”
SUNDAY UPDATE: Freezing temperatures have slowed the river’s rise. River levels are – at least temporarily - receding from a record-setting crest of 40.82 feet on Saturday about midmight. But the flooded Red River remains dangerously high and a blizzard is expected to hit upstream beginning tonight.
