The rain that occurs across the northern Plains Thursday night and Fridaywill have low impact on the flood situation. Rainfall amounts will be under0.50 of an inch in general which is not enough to add more flow to the recedingrivers. On the other hand, any rain at all will slow the rate at which landthat is still covered by water drains.Sunday into next week, another big rain event will occur across the centralpart of the country, but that disturbance is likely to miss the Red River andits tributaries.

Story by AccuWeather.com Expert Senior Meteorologist John Kocet.