incoming weather

[Boar]

Even with 3 top guides in yur boat, the fish still have a better chance.

[Dotch]

 

Nice to have ringside seats this time around.  They keep talking about flooding on the Mississippi but it could be worse if the south central & southeastern part of the state not sent most of their snowpack downstream already. Soils going into the winter were relatively dry too so  with the frost out, it can still hold some rainfall or snow melt. The Red? That's always just a flood waiting to happen.

[mike89]

snowing here for the last 45 minutes and turning white out there...   

[dutchboy]

Birds are hammering the feeders so they know weather is coming.

Dotch I was talking about flooding on the Rainy river and lakes like we had last spring.

[Scenic]

Birds are hammering the feeders so they know weather is coming.

Dotch I was talking about flooding on the Rainy river and lakes like we had last spring.

That was nasty up there last year.

[LPS]

I like to see the river high in the spring but not flooding.

[dutchboy]

There will be a lot of melt flowing North and into Superior this spring i'm afraid.

[glenn57]

Even with 3 top guides in yur boat, the fish still have a better chance.

you need to quit those hallucinations bud!!

[KEN W]

Right after the snow storm our temps turn to the 50's.  It will be wet as heck for awhile melting that snow.

Anybody concerned about flooding again this year?

Living near Fargo, If we get the snow as expected..... a foot or more, they are expecting a top 5 in history flood.

[mike89]

yikes!!

[Dotch]

Birds are hammering the feeders so they know weather is coming.

Dotch I was talking about flooding on the Rainy river and lakes like we had last spring.

I'm looking at it more from a statewide perspective. I've been watching the TC TV "blowcombs" as Cannon used to call them. They care only about the Twin Cities and their vacation homes when it comes to flooding. We'll be spared as will much of southern MN for the reasons I mentioned previously. The Le Sueur, tributary to the MN River, is up locally but it goes down quickly when the snowmelt is complete, barring heavy rains. I didn't get my earlier season trip across the creek into Canada last year until after all that went down. However, in late July last year, the Big Fork River was still up substantially at Big Falls where we stop to pee at the campgrounds. The fall before the river had been just a trickle relative to what it can be. At I Falls and under the causeway, the Rainy was still very high on that trip as I recall. At any rate, like the Red which impacts agriculture more, water has to flow north where it's often still frozen to get to its destination. Sorta bassackwards when it comes to ideal for a watershed in the spring.

Just started raining here...        

[dutchboy]

Taken June of ‘22

[KEN W]

 The people living along the Red River and especially its tributaries coming from the east in Minnesota will have major flooding.

[glenn57]

Taken June of ‘22

had to imagine the bigfork river like that. That river isn't far from the cabin and always seems pretty mellow!!

[dutchboy]

There was nothing mellow about it last year.

[Dotch]

 

Taken from the campground at Big Falls. Top one is the Big Fork on Oct. 21, 2021 & bottom one is on July 21, 2022.

Here's another link I found some might be interested in regarding stream flow when I was looking for soil moisture info:

https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/climate/climate_monitor/streamflow.html

[dutchboy]

Our photo's were taken in nearly the same place. The trestle bridge is in the background of the photo's.

[Dotch]

My buddy Billy took these from the same general area on May 10, 2022. He was flying solo on that trip. From his text he said it was the highest he'd ever seen it dating back to the early 70's.

[glenn57]

  impressive pictures fellas!!

[glenn57]

The people living along the Red River and especially its tributaries coming from the east in Minnesota will have major flooding.

about 3 years ago I went from Fargo to Bismarck, them out west had issues to!

[Bobberineyes]

That's an angry looking river! Looking at next week's forecast isn't gonna help either.  These parts will see 3 days in the mid 60's with mid 70's following it. Hmmm looks like the patio furniture might make its way out this weekend.   

[glenn57]

There was nothing mellow about it last year.

yea from what i remember about the bigfork river up by big falls.......a whole different deal!!!!!!

[glenn57]

Dutchy........did you have that picture made and hung up?? kinda looks like it and is pretty sweet if you did.  ALL them pictures would be awesome to hang on a wall!!!

just checked the weather channel.......kinda looks like its fizzled out around here.....and only 8 inches around the cabin area!!!!!

[mike89]

misting now, still saying 1 to 3 more inches tonight...  maybe an inch so far...  still plenty windy too... 

[glenn57]

misting now, still saying 1 to 3 more inches tonight...  maybe an inch so far...  still plenty windy too...

really????? its mainly rain here!!!!!!!!!!

[LPS]

It is kind of a sleet/snow coming down here now.

[Scenic]

  It's dumping here.  About 3" coming down horizontal with this wind.   Roads just got really nasty too.  Garage time.

[mike89]

  It's dumping here.  About 3" coming down horizontal with this wind.   Roads just got really nasty too.  Garage time.

don't get lost in the white out!!!   

[Scenic]

  It's dumping here.  About 3" coming down horizontal with this wind.   Roads just got really nasty too.  Garage time.

don't get lost in the white out!!!   

Quit now for a bit but wind is howling.   

[dutchboy]

Glenn, took my buddy from the cities along with his wife on a tour last year. He shot that photo. I had it printed on a slate, one for me and one for him. I haven't found a way to hang it yet it's kinda heavy.