Community | March 26, 2009 | 3 comments

Fargo ND devastated, Red River overflows 43 ft

source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090327/ap_on_re_us/midwest_flooding

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The old estimate was 41 feet by Saturday afternoon, and thousands of volunteers had labored throughout the day to raise the dikes around North Dakota's largest city to 43 feet. City and emergency officials had said they were confident the city would make it, but will now have to build higher.

The National Weather Service said in guidance issued late Thursday afternoon that the Red was expected to crest between 41 and 42 feet, but could reach 43 feet. It said water levels could remain high for up to a week — a lengthy test of on-the-fly flood control.

"Record flows upstream of Fargo have produced unprecedented conditions" on the river, which "is expected to behave in ways never previously observed," the weather service said.

Tim Corwin, 55, whose south Fargo home was sheltered by sandbags to 43 feet, said he wasn't giving up but was pessimistic after hearing the new potential crest.

"I've lived here 40 years and over a 30-minute span I've reached a point where I'm preparing to evacuate and expect never to sleep in my house again," he said.
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3 comments // Fargo ND devastated, Red River overflows 43 ft

  • PlatoTacius
  • kennymotown
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      kennymotown  

    • My family roots are from North Dakota and Montana, a hardy people I must say but how much more of this crap can they take. 97 was supposed to be the flood of the century, I think it's time to rebuild differently this time.

    • 4 years ago
  • asherp
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