Flood Warning Issued for Marshall and Polk Counties in Minnesota, and Grand Forks and Walsh in North Dakota
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NOAA issued it on April 12, 2026, 4 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for parts of Minnesota and North Dakota, with moderate flooding expected along the Red River starting Wednesday.
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- Record type
- Flood Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Minnesota and North Dakota
- Issued
- April 12, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Grand Forks ND
Flood notices turn on location and timing. Treat the named area as this record's scope; do not assume nearby counties, parishes, or waterways were included.
Record status: historical. It was issued 4 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern Minnesota and North Dakota.
Flood Warning in Northern Minnesota and North Dakota
Alert Details
A Flood Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) Grand Forks ND. It is an NWS alert type code for Flood Warning, effective from April 12, 2026, at 11:20 AM CDT, with onset on April 15, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning affects Marshall and Polk counties in Minnesota, and Grand Forks and Walsh counties in North Dakota, specifically along the Red River of the North at Oslo.
What You Should Do
Residents in the affected areas should turn around and not drown, avoid traveling through flooded areas, and report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement for relay to the National Weather Service when safe.
Expected Conditions
Moderate flooding is forecast, with the river stage expected to rise above the flood stage of 26.0 feet and reach up to 32.5 feet. At 10:00 AM CDT Sunday, the stage was 19.4 feet.
Timeline
The warning is effective from April 15, 2026, at 8:30 AM CDT (Wednesday morning) until further notice, with the alert expiring on April 13, 2026, at 5:30 PM CDT, though flooding impacts may persist.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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