STEPHEN FRAZIER, CNN ANCHOR: Weather watchers say continued rainfall and melting snow are behind all the problems. People in Breckenridge, Minnesota are dealing with this tonight, and joining us from our affiliate KARE-TV is Julie Borgen with details of that region -- Julie.</s>JULIE BORGEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Stephen, we are here at the head waters of the Red River. It is where Bois de Sioux and the Honor Tail River meet to form the Red River of the north. As you can see, this is typically a park; it is completely under water tonight. They're telling us that in 1997, the flood stage rose 19.42 inches. They're expecting it to be even higher this year at 19.5 inches. The good news, the mayor tells us, is that things have stabilized a little bit here today, but obviously still a lot of dangerous weather they are dealing with -- Stephen.</s>FRAZIER: Gray skies behind you, Julie. What is the forecast?</s>BORGEN: Yes, the sun actually came out today; it's a little bit deceiving right now. It's sunny and warm all day here today, which certainly made it a lot easier on the volunteers out sandbagging. They are expecting rain tonight and very possibly tomorrow, which of course, will not help things at all.</s>FRAZIER: Julie Borgen from Breckenridge, Minnesota, thank you. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
Upper Midwest Hit Hard by Flooding