( CNN ) -- A snow storm on the first day of spring could drop several inches this weekend from New Mexico to Missouri , while farther north , Minnesota and North Dakota brace for the rising waters of the Red River . The waters of the Red River are forecast to rise another foot this weekend , testing the more than a million sandbags stacked as a defensive barrier along Fargo , North Dakota , and Moorhead , Minnesota . Waters had reached 36.8 feet -- just two-tenths short of cresting level -- by Saturday night , the National Weather Service reported . The river had reached flood stage at 18 feet and major flood stage at 30 feet . The river is expected to crest Sunday , about 3 feet below last year 's record flood level of 40.8 feet . Last year , there were 10 reports of property damage , Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker said Saturday . There have been no reports of property damage associated with the recent river rising , he said . More than 700,000 sandbags were guarding Fargo , and the National Guard was deployed to help in the city and surrounding Cass County on Friday . The flooding began last week when warmer weather and rain melted snow south of Fargo and Moorhead , causing the Red River to swell . Upstream , snow and ice have yet to melt , pushing water back toward the two cities . Near one area of the river bank in Moorhead , a mound of packed snow several inches high sat across from a flooded and impassable underpass . iReport : Are you there ? Share photos , video . The waters are expected to start receding Monday afternoon , but Walaker said he plans to keep Fargo 's sandbags in their places through next week as a precautionary measure . `` Right now , I feel that all the dikes , sandbags and earthen dikes should stay in place until we at least get it down to 30 feet and if its continuing to go down we can start the process , '' he said . `` But I would hate to see us move because of the quick change in the weather . I mean it does n't take much to bounce us back ... just a weather front moving in with significant precipitation . '' The Weather Service forecasted the waters to recede to 32 feet by next Saturday . Farther south , the Plains are dealing with another severe weather threat . Oklahoma Gov . Brad Henry called for a state of emergency on Friday in anticipation of the coming snow storm , according to the governor 's office . Ten to 14 inches of snow could fall from northeast Oklahoma to northwest Arkansas , the Weather Service said . The Tulsa metro area could see 5 to 9 inches of snow . By Saturday night , snow accumulations had reached up to 7 inches in some areas and had slowed down operations at Will Rogers World Airport . Freezing fog and snow have caused delays of at least an hour and several flight cancellations , the airport announced in a news release . Continental Airlines canceled all departures and four arrivals , according to the statement . A ski resort in New Mexico 's Santa Fe County received 21 inches , the largest snowfall total from the storm in the state , according to the weather service . Other parts of the county saw half an inch or less , while 15 inches dropped over Rociada , which lies on the east side of the Santa Fe National Forest . More than 6 inches of snow had already fallen in Lawrence , in northeast Kansas , the weather service reported . Seven inches of snow was tallied about 120 miles northeast in Conception Junction , Missouri . From southeast Kansas to western Missouri , 4 to 8 inches of snow are expected through Sunday , the Weather Service said . Meteorologists forecast 2 to 6 inches in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles through Saturday afternoon . Wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour could cause whiteout conditions on roads , the Weather Service said . Snow drifts higher than 2 feet could also occur .
Red River waters forecast to rise another foot this weekend in Minnesota , North Dakota . State of emergency declared in Oklahoma in anticipation of snow storm , governor 's office says . Comment: