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Stearns Co. Officials Promote Severe Weather Awareness Week

April 15-19 is Severe Weather Awareness Week, so Stearns County Emergency Management officials are asking residents and businesses to review emergency plans for taking shelter in case of a storm.

Each day of the week, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety will promote different types of severe weather and what you can do to protect yourself and your family.

Minn. Farmers Getting Off to Slow Start

City Leaders Meet to Prepare for Spring Flooding

Sunny in the Metro, Storms Elsewhere Delay Flights

Sunshine is expected to continue Saturday across the Twin Cities.

However, temperatures remain below average in the metro, according to KSTP.com Meteorologist Jonathan Yuhas.

On Saturday, temps are expected to reach 36 degrees, with a temperature of 24 degrees during the night. Sunset is expected at 7:30 p.m.

Northern Minnesota Warned of Spring Flood Risk

Heavy snowfalls this winter present a huge flood risk in northern Minnesota this spring.

ND Officials: Permanent Flood Protection Needed

With its ominously titled slideshow, "Get ready for a big one," the National Weather Service told flood-weary residents in the Fargo area Thursday to prepare for one of the Red River's five largest crests this spring, an outlook that prompted city and county officials to plead for permanent flood protection.
    

INTERVIEW: Fargo Talk Show Host Discusses Potential Flooding

KFGO-AM Radio talk show host Mike McFeely talked about the latest flood outlook.

The report included a 50 percent chance that the river would top 38 feet later this spring, which would surpass the fifth-highest crest of 37.34 feet in 1969. Flood stage is 18 feet.

Watch the raw Skype interview here.