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As the Red River swells again, Fargo, N.D., residents are weighing the National Weather Service forecasts. They are well aware that predicting what happens on the river is not an exact science.

For farmer Brian Thomas, getting to town for errands is no simple matter these days as floodwaters cover fields and sections of country roads in the rural areas near Fargo, N.D.

The flood-weary city in North Dakota is well versed in flood preparation because it's learned from its errors, especially after last year's record-breaking flood.

Mac Butler believes he’ll beat the bloated Red River and save his home again this year. But a canoe and kayak are tied up outside his house just in case he's wrong.

Three-day forecast for the entire US, updated each morning and afternoon. (Other)

More than a third of the contiguous United States faces a high or above average flood risk this spring, the National Weather Service says.

A three-day rainstorm that caused flooding and ripped trees out of the soaking wet ground was among the most devastating ever to the electrical grid in some parts of the Northeast.

"The Taxidermist," the first downloadable content for Heavy Rain will be available to the public in two weeks.

The 1900 hurricane that walloped Galveston claimed at least 6,000 lives. The nearly century-old blueprint outlined a sprawling dike proposal that never became a reality, the Houston Chronicle reported Friday.