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PEACE GARDEN MAMA II faith & family fridays: where the water swells, the spirit dwells
[Originally printed in The Forum newspaper Wednesday, May 1; reprinted with permission.] Where the water swells, the spirit dwells By Roxane B. Salonen, The Forum BRIARWOOD, N.D. When the Red Ri...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 12:01 AM
THE WEST WING Weekly Memo 4-26-2013
The Weekly Memo to the City Council and the agenda packet is also provided on theCity Councilweb page. WEEKLY UPDATE: Flood Update City Crews completed the boardwalk invisible flood wall in one day...
Posted on 4/26/13 at 1:23 PM
NDAD INSIGHTS If you have special needs, emergency preparedness plan should be high priority
With flood risks about to increase quickly in parts of the Northern Plains, and with a spring and summer of weather warnings ahead, the need for emergency preparedness becomes more apparent. Thats es...
Posted on 4/24/13 at 1:02 PM
THE ADVENTURES OF OLE AND LENA We Should've Moved to Alaska!
Uffda," I said to Ole this morning when I looked out the window. "I think we should have moved to Alaska because the weather MUST be better up there than it is here." We've had 10 inches of heavy wet ...
Posted on 4/15/13 at 9:13 AM
THE NEW FORTY Your grace period has arrived - make the most of it.
If you are out and about looking around you can tell that we are finally transitioning between seasons. Winter, which is supposed to be over according to the calendar, is preparing to ease its way out...
Posted on 3/25/13 at 10:38 PM
Technology comes to aid of Red River Valley flood fighters 
A lot has changed since the flood of 1997, and one of the changes helping flood fighters is technology ranging from HESCO barriers to unmanned aircraft to laser "radars."
By Kevin Bonham , April 28, 2013
Red River appears to have crested south of Fargo
Fargo officials made one last call for sandbaggers Saturday to help residents in a southwest Fargo neighborhood that's a mile away from the rising Red River but needs protection from a nearby coulee.
By Dave Kolpack , April 27, 2013
NWS: Red River to crest lower than 38 feet in Fargo
John Peterson watched as about 150 high school students stacked sandbags in his north Fargo neighborhood of Elm Circle, the icy river behind them finally flowing. But even as the river was rising, the sandbag walls often weren’t.
By Erik Burgess , April 27, 2013
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- North Dakota State University ROTC students chip away at snow
- Jason Kaseman, left, shows North Dakota State University Army ROTC student Jared Huibregtse how high to build the sandbag dike
- Students were out sandbagging in full force April, 26, 2013
- Sandbags are being thrown in the backyard of John Peterson’s home
- Students helping with sandbags
- Fargo North High School students sandbagging
- A pink ribbon shows how high the river would be at 43 feet
- The Red River along Second Street in downtown Fargo
Flood notebook: Flood warnings issued in RRV
The weekend brings with it rapidly warming temperatures in the Red River Valley, accelerating the snow melt and raising river levels, the National Weather Service said Friday.
By Herald Staff Report , April 27, 2013
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Panel: Structures may be needed to boost lakes
A U.S.-Canadian panel urged both nations Friday to consider installing water retention structures to boost levels on Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, which fell to their lowest point on record in January and have lagged well below their historical average since the late 1990s.
By John Flesher , April 26, 2013
Diversion legislation set for discussion in ND Senate
North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven says the federal legislation that includes authorization for a Red River diversion project should reach the Senate in a week or so. The 36-mile channel would move water around Fargo and would protect the metropolitan area in times of serious flooding.
By Associated Press , April 26, 2013
Fargo students forgo class to help out flood prep
Hundreds of high school students pitched in Friday to place 100,000 sandbags around Fargo and help protect homes against Red River flooding. The nearly-annual sandbag party began in 2009 when the city fought the first of three straight major floods.
By Dave Kolpack , April 26, 2013
VIDEO: Weather service expects Red River to crest at 37.9 feet in Fargo
The Red River in Fargo is expected to crest just shy of 38 feet, according to a new flood forecast the National Weather Service issued today. The forecast issued just after noon predicts the high mark of the river’s spring flood to be 37.9 feet on Wednesday and Thursday.
By Erik Burgess , April 26, 2013
Flood forecasts tougher due to mystery beneath snow
The science of measuring how much of a spring snowmelt has sunk into soil – a crucial part of flood predictions – is far from perfect, and it’s one of the reasons forecasting the Red River’s rise has been difficult this year.
By Erik Burgess , April 26, 2013
VIDEO: Wahpeton zoo’s flood shuffle put on hold with new flood forecast
Chahinkapa Zoo Director Kathy Diekman was able to take a sigh of relief Thursday, as new forecasts held in predicting the Red River will likely crest here at 15 feet -- nearly 4½ feet below the record mark of 19.42 feet in 1997.
By Wendy Reuer , April 26, 2013
Officials assessing whether late spring could reduce ice jam risk
For this flood season, officials and scientists monitoring the watershed are hoping that the unusual “delayed spring” conditions may actually lessen the threat of damaging ice jams.
By Chuck Haga , April 26, 2013
No firm crest prediction yet as Fargo flood fight set to begin
Sandbagging efforts will begin here today as city leaders want to build levees up to 40 feet to prepare for a river crest late next week between 38 and 40 feet.
By Erik Burgess , April 25, 2013
Forecast: Major to moderate flooding around northern basin
Major to moderate flooding is expected for some towns in the northern Red River Valley, though well below record levels, according to forecasts issued Thursday by the National Weather Service in Grand Forks.
By Christopher Bjorke , April 25, 2013
Grafton area residents worry about quick melt, even with lower flood risk
Construction crews are working overtime to build an 18-foot levee along the Park River in Grafton, N.D., to prevent damage from what could be a record flood.
By Kevin Bonham , April 25, 2013
NWS: Red will hit 38 feet next Thursday, still no crest prediction
The Red River in Fargo could hit 38 feet by next Thursday, according to an updated forecast released by the National Weather Service this afternoon.
By Erik Burgess , April 25, 2013
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