Flood season in full swing flood waters heading north

  • This picture was taken looking south along First Street in Minto on Monday. Water from overland flooding caused the Forest River at Minto to spike to more than 3 feet above flood stage prompting closure of Highway 81. Many residents needed to sandbag their homes in an attempt to keep the water out. Photo by Mike Alan Steinfeldt.
    This picture was taken looking south along First Street in Minto on Monday. Water from overland flooding caused the Forest River at Minto to spike to more than 3 feet above flood stage prompting closure of Highway 81. Many residents needed to sandbag their homes in an attempt to keep the water out. Photo by Mike Alan Steinfeldt.

    The flood season is in full swing in the Red River Valley. The National Weather Service has issued flood warnings this week for a wide swath of the region including Pembina, Walsh, and Grand Forks Counties in North Dakota, and Kittson, Marshall, and Polk Counties in Minnesota.

    A lot of the flooding and flood warnings have centered around overland flooding. That means several township and county roa…