The Minnesota Department of Transportation and Minnesota State Patrol are advising no unnecessary travel through the Fargo-Moorhead area.
If it is absolutely necessary to travel in the Fargo-Moorhead area, motorists should expect major delays because flooding conditions, restricted local streets and congestion.
Gov. Tim Pawlenty has declared a state of emergency for northwest and west central Minnesota along the Red River. The Red River's flood crest in Fargo-Moorhead surpassed its record of 40.1 feet overnight last night and continues to rise.
For more information:
- Call 5-1-1 or log on to www.511mn.org for road condition information when traveling in the west central and northwest areas of Minnesota where potential flooding conditions exist.
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- Log on to www.dot.nd.gov/roadreport/roadreport/roadreport.asp for North Dakota current road conditions.
- Listen to your National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather radio or local radio stations for weather and flood warnings.
- Check www.MinnesotaRecovers.org for disaster relief and recovery information.
