The Red River and its tributaries will see substantial flooding this spring, according to the latest provincial flood forecast issued Monday afternoon.

The revised flood outlook echoes an updated forecast from the U.S. National Weather Service indicating this spring will be a top 10 run-off year for the Red River that will bring moderate to major flooding in North Dakota.

"So this is going to be a year where we're going to see water moving across the landscape especially down here on the State side," said National Weather Service Meteorologist Greg Gust. "We're going to have water in the ditches filled up, and we're going to have people needing to pay attention to culverts and trying to prevent that back water that could surround their farms and their homestead."

The chance the Red River will reach major flood stage in Fargo, North Dakota, has increased from 50 percent to 90 percent after last week's snow storms.

Grand Forks has a 95% chance of moderate flooding and a 50% chance the river reaches 50.6 feet, which is still below the record 1997 flood level of 54.35 feet.

There is a 95% chance the community of Pembina will see major flooding at 51 feet.