FARGO - The National Weather Service has narrowed the projected crest range for the Red River at Fargo-Moorhead to 39 to 40 feet, down from 39 to 41 feet.
Flows are decreasing on the Wild Rice River south of Abercrombie, N.D., and on the Red River south of Enloe, about 20 miles south of Fargo, "indicating that the primary crest waves along those two rivers is now headed into Fargo," according to a statement today from Greg Gust, warning coordination meteorologist for the weather service.
"The current rate of movement suggests that the primary crest could reach Fargo on Sunday, possibly ahead of the effects (runoff) of any heavier rain expected from Saturday and Sunday," Gust wrote. "Thus the projected crest range for Fargo has been narrowed, and is now from 39 to 40 feet. Heavy rainfall which may occur at the time of crest or later will likely maintain high water stages for a longer period of time."
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