Cities like Moorhead are planning for more extreme weather. Lawmakers approved 0M to help
MOORHEAD — In a city known for flooding in the spring when melting snow swells the Red River, Moorhead's engineer Bob Zimmerman has been studying w...
MOORHEAD — In a city known for flooding in the spring when melting snow swells the Red River, Moorhead's engineer Bob Zimmerman has been studying what he calls 'the other kind of flood' — the kind that results from intense rainstorms. This kind of storm, he said, would soak Moorhead with several inches of rain, potentially overwhelming the capacity of a stormwater system, flooding streets and damaging homes, public buildings and sewage infrastructure. The city has faced some big storms in the last several decades, but climate science suggests extreme rains will become more common.