St. Paul now target of big spring floods

Spring floods will likely wash over much of Minnesota when one of the deepest, wettest snow covers in recent years melts into the region's major rivers, the latest National Weather Service forecast warns.

Not just confined to the flat and flood-plagued Red River Valley, high water this year will also bedevil the metro area, likely forcing closings of several heavily used commuter bridges over the Minnesota River in Scott and Carver counties for the first time since 2001. High water is also likely to inundate parts of St. Paul's Harriet Island, and Warner and Shepard Roads.

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