Considerable ice dams are slowing the flow of the river near Oslo, about 25 miles north of East Grand Forks, causing it to have unpredictable tendencies. Officials in Minnesota and North Dakota are working on a plan to break up the ice dams with the Army Corps of Engineers, the National Guard and local officials.

The Minnesota National Guard is sending a team to Oslo to patrol dikes, perform as a rapid reaction force, and serve as an emergency evacuation force. Nearly 700 Minnesota National Guardsman continue to shore up leaks and breaches in dikes, provide security patrols of evacuated areas and deliver generators and pumps as needed in other parts of the Red River Valley. Six Blackhawk and two Chinook helicopters have flown for more than 22 hours in seven missions in the area.