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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Ghosth on March 23, 2009, 07:16:50 AM
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24' high and risin. How high's the water pappa? 24' high and risin.
Flood stage on the Red River of the North at Fargo North Dakota is 18 feet. Updated predicted crest is now 39 - 41 feet.
Information is available here for anyone interested. http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/fargoflood/ (http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/fargoflood/)
We live on the corner of 13th Ave S (major east west street, 4 + lanes of traffic) and
10th St North (Major one way going north, 2 blocks west of us is the one way going south.)
Where we live is about 7 blocks from the Red, but we are sitting on a bit of a hump here.
Yesterday afternoon it started raining here, snowbanks disappearing at a tremendous rate.
Now this morning on the news the crest has been pushed up from sat/sun to Thursday.
Crest prediction of 37 - 39 feet is now 39 - 41 feet. The big 97 flood when Grand Forks got nailed was 39.5 feet here in Fargo. We have not seen water over the 39 foot mark since the 189? flood when it reached 41.
Overland flooding isn't an issue for us like it is with so many here, as we are inside a box made of the 2 interstates. I29 runs N/S and is about 2 miles west of us, I94 runs E/W and is about a mile south of us. Both are high and dry, and keep us well protected from the South and West.
On the plus side, in 97 this house was high and dry when many were not.
On the worry some side, the crest is predicted higher, and if a dirt levee or sandbag dike fails, much of Fargo could conceivably go under water like downtown Grand Forks did back in 97.
Now we have a good 10 foot Jon Boat, 2 kayaks, and a solid house. We can survive pretty well if needed for a week as long as the natural gas and power stay on.
Sump pump got replaced this weekend when it died fri night/early sat morning.
I'll fill drinking water containers and do some cleaning in the basement. But other than that we are sitting in good shape, larder and freezers are full.
But if anyone has good thoughts, prayers, etc in excess now would sure be a good time to use em.
I don't like to ask for myself, so I'll ask that you all ask to protect Mrs Ghost's house and home.
Mrs Ghost is a bit freaked out by the thought of all that water, and if the basement gets flooded all that work. So any help you can send that way would certainly be appreciated.
I'll try to keep this thread updated with information as it comes in.
Fryman or any other Fargo area AH pilots check in please if you read this.
Thanks all! <S>
Bill "Ghosth" Jamison
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wow good luck ghosth...its scary wondering.
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Hang tight, Ghost.
Get some pallets "Hang" them from the ceiling of the basement.
Been there (local creek, not a river, but ruined some things all the same.
I'll post a vid as soon as I find it.
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Good luck Ghost. I lived in southern Minnesota that last time that river jumped its banks and seeing your area on the news. Hope you stay dry this time as well.
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Good Luck Ghosth. I hope you stay dry. This year's looking not very good though. I'm a coupla hundred klicks north of you in Winnipeg. We've got a diversion system so most of the city will stay dry, but the towns S and N of us are looking to get hit pretty hard. I'm near the airport on high ground, so I've lucked out. Keep us posted.
Cheers,
asw
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Thanks guys!
At this point I think we are going to be ok, if we go under a whole lot of Fargo is going to be under too.
We are in a corner formed by the 2 interstates, I94 and I29, which protects us from any overland flooding.
Just going to be a matter of if they can hold the river dikes or not, and how high it gets.
(http://www.332nd.org/dogs/Ghosth/Flood.jpg)
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Wish you and yours good luck.
Stay positive. :aok
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Yo Ghost!
If you need a place to crash, let me know. I've got a guest room here in Minnesota and you're more then welcome to it.
I'll even throw your machine on the network so you can do some flying once in a while :)
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Thanks Rebel!
Today at 8am this morning river level was 24.1 feet.
Currently registering river level at 26.63 feet.
More rain or rain/snow mix for tomorrow.
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Just heard that South Dakota was getting walloped by a big storm heading east. Hopefully it hits my area and not yours.
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Hoping for the best G!
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Hope you stay high and dry, Ghosth. That last one (2003?) was plenty for a long time.
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Hope you stay dry Ghost! Also hope I stay dry because all that water's gotta come up north to me in Winnipeg :eek:
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Last bad one was in 97, because of a fluke of weather (3 days of cold weather, locked up a lot of water) it mostly bypassed us, and opened up on Grand Forks instead. That was 39 feet + crest for this one is 39 - 41 feet.
So looking worse, but hopefully dikes will hold.
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We have not seen water over the 39 foot mark since the 189? flood when it reached 41.
Thanks all! <S>
Bill "Ghosth" Jamison
It was 1897, I wrote a paper on floods in the 12th grade. Check your PM's.
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Good Luck
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31 feet and rising, looking like crest thursday or friday at this point. Finally quit rainin but most of our snow is gone.
3 University's in town, they have been canceling classes every day, and encouraging students to go sandbag. High school students the same, but they have to have parents written permision.
Quite raining for now, which will help, and getting colder, but I am afraid the damage has been done.
On the good news side, there are a couple of interactive maps that show projected flood crests.
On ALL of them, our house shows as being high and dry. So it just is a matter of hoping they can keep the sewers from backing up, and the power on. Those are the only 2 things that can hurt us.
Roads are closing all around us. Interstates are shutting down in places. But other places are getting hit worse than us.
Thanks for all the good thoughts and prayers guys! <S>
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Eep, just stumbled on this topic. Hope the storm that thrashed WY and SD missed you. Wishing you the best.
-Zap
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Ghosth,
Mind if I PM you with a couple of questions? Kind of important.
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dam dude....hope all is well for ya..........
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James, yes sir, fire away.
We are High and dry so far, but its starting to get a bit frantic out there.
Storm seems to have us squarely in its sights, rain going to turn to snow tonight sometime.
Will try to keep all posted as long as possible, thanks all!
Current level 32.34 and risin!
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As long as they keep power to the sewage left stations. The sewer system should be fine. Good luck Ghosth :salute.
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Good luck Ghosth.
How are things going????? Good I hope.
I'll keep my fingers, toes, arms, legs and eyes crossed fer ya!
:salute
YAF1
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36.4 and risin!
Expected to hit 40 Friday night, and top 41 by Sunday.
This is a hefty increase, and it was a big blow and the city is scrambling trying to make up the difference.
Many of the permanent dikes are built to 39 feet, those will now all have to have sandbag additions added on top.
Just watched a meeting, they are starting to setup contingency dikes in case we lose one.
Also working on setting up an evacuation plan.
It pretty much doubles again how many sandbags they figure they are going to need.
No one currently alive has seen the Red at these levels, and it looks like they could exceed the 1897 flood.
Mrs Ghost came home this afternoon kind of panic stricken, but 10 min of wandering around going "where do I start" followed by me walking up and saying "Cindy, they are just things, the important stuff is all high and dry" soon had her feet back on dry solid ground again.
So I poured us both a stiff drink, we sat and snuggled as we watched the news. And we'll just deal with it as it comes.
We are both tired, short on sleep, and overwrought with worry. Spirits are high, even though they may be gallows humor at times. Since both of us have health issues, we are doing our part by staying home. Passing on information, and staying out of everyone's way.
GOOD NEWS!
We are in the area they are telling people to evacuate TO! HORAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY
Every time I start getting worried about where we are, and how high its going to get. Something comes around and reminds me, you chose wisely when you bought this house, your high and dry, don't sweat it, your going to be ok.
Going to be a long haul yet, and as long as it takes to come up, it will take longer to come down.
Also the river tends to take on a life of its own when its in flood like this. What is normally 50 to 90 yards wide is a solid half mile of water here in town. But out in the country, it is probably more like 10 - 20 miles wide. When that water, all moving north hits an obstruction, it tends to start piling up. This is exactly what happened to Grand Forks in 97. The water level in the river never really exceeded what the dikes could handle. But all that water outside the banks hit an obsticle, and just piled up and went over it.
That's whats happening right now down by Hickson, Oxbow south of fargo. River gauges are exceeding the 97 level, but when that water hits a development obstructing its path, it piles up and can't get around it fast enough, so it goes over.
Thanks again to all who have called, skyped me, and posted. I can't tell you enough how much it buoy's our spirits to know that you all care, and that your out there pulling for us.
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sink or swim bud....
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38.87 and Risin.
Prediciting a crest of 41 feet some time this weekend.
Thanks Morfiend
Sitting tight and staying warm.
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Incredible. I'll have to give you a call in a day or two Ghost. I hope the sewers and power make it through this.
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Damn gonna build the sandbag walls up to 43'. Good luck and remember to breast stroke.
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Ill be out there to replace some guys this Sunday. Stay high and dry. This summer get a pelican case for important papers.
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Ghost-
PM me if you need anything. One PM, and I'll be up there in 4 hours.
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Thanks rebel but I'm fine. Worst case scenario some "things" may get wet, but I promise you that the Mrs and myself will remain dry in the upper level of our house. Our biggest concern at this point is not river flooding, but the potential for a sewer backup or power loss. We've done what we can on our end, just a matter of waiting now.
38.6 current level and predicted to 41.2 sat.
These are record levels that have never been seen, as long as measurements have been taken. Including going back to the 1897 flood.
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Good to hear dude. Standing down :)
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<S> Ghosth... was watching for you among the sandbaggers on the news video - anyway, good luck to yas. Geez that place looks cold...
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You won't see me on TV Gunthr, I'm smart enough to know that I can no longer do that kind of stuff.
So I stay home and out of peoples way. No need to waste someones time having to rescue me.
Bad news is they just raised the crest another foot, to 42 feet for sure, with possible to 43 late sat, sunday.
And that peak is expected to hold for 5 days or more before we get significant relief.
Thats a lot of time and a lot of pressure.
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Ghosth, just saw the news from up in the great white north,it seems the worst is yet to come!
Cold weather is hampering things and slowing the melt,keeping the ice jams in place,it looks like they're resorting to explosives to break up the icedams.
Hang in there and keep the jonboat ready.
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Part of the Confusion Morfiend is that they are mixing up 2 rivers, just because they both in North Dakota.
Ice Jams were a serious problem in Bismark the state capitol, on the Missouri river.
They did use explosives twice to try to help break up ice jams that were causing some localised flooding.
No explosives used that I've heard of on the Red River in Fargo area.
Record set in 1997 of 39.66 has been surpassed.
Coast Guard is here, at the ready, rescuing some people in outlaying area's by airboat, and helicopter.
Fargo's City leadership is top notch, doing all they can do and then some.
Pictures can be found here for anyone interested.
http://www.ndsu.edu/fargo_geology/fldphotos2009.htm (http://www.ndsu.edu/fargo_geology/fldphotos2009.htm)
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Morning Update!
River level is 40.44 and Risin! We are officially into record setting never seen before flooding levels.
Well its been an interesting 12 hours since last night.
On the plus side our city leadership and people have not given up.
In spite of continuing series of ever worse flood crest forecasts.
They battle on, worn, tired, frazzled, but stubborn and determined to do whatever it takes to win.
We got a "code red" automated call last night at 11:30 calling for sandbaggers to come work on the dike.
This is the permanent dike that was ok for a 40 foot crest, but with the new crest to 42 or maybe up towards 43 they needed to get that stretch up to 44 feet.
Fargo is a very Linear city, stretching for miles North and South along the river. There really is only one route that runs all the way from North to South.
University drive is one way going South from 19th ave North to 13 Ave S. And 10th street is the companion one way going North.
Well the City has shut down University and 10th St to private traffic, reserving it for sandtrucks, crews, and emergency vehicles only.
National Guard is out doing traffic and directing people. 3 shorter cross streets running East to the river have also been cordoned off.
People are being allowed to cross it at various places but not turn onto it.
Yesterday traffic was backed up so bad in places that what would normally be a 10 min commute from Fargo to Moorhead was a 2 - 4 hour bumper to bumper traffic jam. We are down to just 2 bridges across the river, the newly rebuilt Main Ave Bridge, was built to handle this kind of water.
And the Interstate 94 bridges which are barely above at this point. DOT was out working all day yesterday trying to keep I94 open and passable.
And to keep it from being a conduit for water from the river into the city. The main on ramp from Moorhead to Fargo has been closed for 2 days now.
Leaving just one other exit where you can leave Moorhead and get to Fargo.
Whew, what a mess!
6:00 AM... RED RIVER AT 40.44
Expected to crest at 41 - 42 FEET by Saturday but could potentially be as high as 43 FEET
-Overnight Dike Breech in South Fargo
An overnight dike breech in South Fargo prompted a "CODE RED" call to the neighborhood and a mandatory evacuation. Engineers deemed that the leak was NOT significant. KFGO news spoke with Police Seargeant Mark Lykken at the scene. The corps of engineers planned to shore up the leak. About 140 homes were affected. Lykken says most had already left and those that remained were prepared to leave on short notice. The evacuation was East of 4th Street South between River Road and Lindenwood Drive. (roughly 5 blocks from our house and south)
- Fargo Police Announce Road Closures
FARGO, N.D. (March 26, 2009) – The Fargo Police Department is announcing the closure of several roads that will be used for flood truck traffic only. The closures will begin at 6:00 a.m. Friday, March 27. The closures are as follows:
* University Dr. from 35th Ave. N. to 40th Ave. S.
* 10th St. from 13th Ave. S. to 19th Ave. N.
* NP Ave. from University Dr. to the river (East West road (bridge to Moorhead is closed due to high water)
* 7th Ave. N. from University Dr. to the river
* 19th Ave. N. from University Dr. to Elm St. (Major east west road 3 miles north of us)
The North Dakota National Guard will be assisting the Fargo Police Department at significant intersections to ensure the smooth flow of truck traffic and to block civilian traffic from using these roadways. Cross traffic will be allowed in a controlled manner.
The Fargo Police Department is requesting the assistance of the public to ensure these critical roadways are kept open to allow flood fighting efforts to continue as rapidly as possible.
- MeritCare Fargo Hospitals Evacuating Patients After consulting with local and state emergency services, to ensure the safest possible evacuation of patients from the city, MeritCare is initiating the evacuations of hospital patients as of 8:30 p.m., Thursday, March 26.
Our Sister city of Moorhead has issued a Mandatory evacuation for section of town South of Interstate 94, and EAST of the main North South road, 8th st.
Our daughter Katie worked yesterday on her day off. (Villa Maria) helping to prepare residents to be moved out of this area.
Some went as far as 7 hours to the western side of the state. More will be evacuated today. Obviously we are proud of her dedication to those she cares for.
On the home front, we remain HIGH AND DRY, sump pump is working, water is on (although smells funny) and sewers are working. WHEW
Keeping you guys updated helps keep me from going stir crazy. Gives me something to do, a purpose, any purpose in these long days helps.
Once we do crest they are saying we could stay at over 41 foot levels for over a week. So this is going to be a LONG worrysome wait.
Once again, after carefully going over the city's evacuation plan, we are in the area they have not planned. We are where they are evacuating people to, not from. We are high and dry, and even if a dike fails should not see significant problems.
Worst case scenario for us is likely to be less than a foot of water in the street.
But as no one has ever seen water levels this high before, it remains a bit worrisome.
Again, we are high and dry, have everything we need. We just need to stay the course. We very very much appreciate all the thoughts, prayers and offers of help. If we have to clean up we'll be in touch. Grin
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Almost there. Should see your soon. Keep your chin up. Keep busy and protect important stuff.
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James, 13 Ave S, and 10th St N, mines the place with the jon boat parked in the yard, you have my number.
Sitting tight and keeping my powder dry. If your near, stop by, will put the coffee pot on.
Want to listen in, hear the straight scoop, or the latest river levels this is the best station in town.
http://www.kfgo.com/ (http://www.kfgo.com/)
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I will be going to moorhead from what all the paperwork says. We have to check in with the local agencies when we get there. We've been told go, don't go, go, don't go, and finally go. We are now finally on the road and on the way. Hearing you are doing good and people aren't giving up is awsome! We are so anxious to get there and help out its coming out of our pores. Situations like that are horrible. I was in Florida 8 years prior and the flooding from hurricanes got to me. I had to head north. I just wish I could have gotten on the way a lot sooner. I'm very east of you and they sent people and stuff from closer by. They just couldn't decide if it would be the right thing to do or not to send us from where we are until we started packing anyway. We are determined to get there before the crest.
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Hey there Ghosth, just wanted to let you know that ur in my familys thoughts, my little ones included your family in their prayers last night.
Fingers crossed, hope it works, and good luck
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Ghosth the explosives were used in Manatoba on the Red River.
Needless to say,things will be prolonged because of the unussual cold.
Hang in there and keep ur powder dry. :aok
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Ahhhh Rgr John, havn't been following whats been happening up North.
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Just remember -- its not a real emergency unless your internet connection gets compromised!
Will be remembering you guys today and tonite....
Dave
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Just saw a news story on this...good luck Ghosth.
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Hanging in there, still high and dry, hard part now is the waiting.
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I hope you have enough fingernail left by the time this is over. Stay safe sir.
<S>
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gl Ghost!
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Good luck Ghosth. Prayers offered for you and the residents of Fargo.
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40.8 and rising much much slower.
Fargo is Surreal, 6 block's from the river and this town is dead quiet.
Hardly any traffic on the streets, its like a ghost town.
Had a couple of nice National Guardsmen posted on our corner yesterday directing traffic.
And only letting emergency vehicles and Sandbags/buses on the one way.
I walked out and offered coffee, bathroom, and a place to warm up.
He just grinned and said we're fine, but sure thank you for the offer.
<S> for all you National Guards people, keep up the good work, we appreciate it!
Hard part now is just waiting.
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I just watched a city of Fargo flood meeting. Wow, the very best of American Government at work.
Each Department had a chance to report problems, concerns, discussion happens, resources were allocated, and they would move on to the next dept.
Best news for me personally, Waste Water reports NO problems keeping up. Crucial lift stations have backup pumps AND generators standing by if they are needed. So they anticipate no problems holding and keeping things running at the current level.
All of which is a huge relief, flood water is bad enough, but sewer backing into your basement is I think my wife's biggest fear.
Spirits were much lighter, where 2 days ago all was gloom and doom, but they were determined to soldier on.
Today spirits are high, we've seen the worst the river has thrown at us so far, and we have met its challenge and we are HOLDING IT!
Sandbag crews originally thought they had 3 weeks to make 1 million sandbags.
They actually put out over 3 million sandbags in just 7 days.
Those operations are on hold for now, we have reserve bags in heated storage area's.
As well as big 1 ton sand "balloons" that can be dropped my helicopter into a breach.
Individuals were cracking jokes and teasing each other, still deadly serious business, but much more confident that they can beat this.
Governor Hoven commented that he's seen a lot of city's fight a lot of water.
But when it all comes down on the line that Fargo is the "A" Team. They get more done, smoother, and easier than anyplace else he's ever seen. And they do it with style and grace, and amazing professionalism.
Makes a guy proud to live here.
So all fears reduced if not removed, crews monitoring the dikes 24 hours a day. Emergency response teams ready to rush into action. I really feel confident that we are going to come though this. If not untouched, at least unharmed. We are just coming into the halftime show of this flood watch, we still have at least a week to get through before things really start returning to normal.
But we remain high, dry, and of good spirit. I really can not put into words how much all the concerns, offers of help, thoughts and prayers have helped. Thank you!
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"Makes a guy proud to live here."
You deserve that based upon what I've seen on TV. Good luck.
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Disinfecting wipes, can goods that don't need cooking and water my friend.
That freezer isn't going to do you much good if you can't use what is in it because it is going to spoil or you have no means to cook it.
Get you some thick plastic bags to hold the cans in, tie them tight at the top and pop a couple cheap can openers in them. Enough for about 5 days if need be. Water is essential, 1 gallon polar water jugs unopened.
Wipes to keep the bacteria down. If you can, some vitamin D and C to help with infection.
Nothing is clean after a flood. If you get a flood, do yourself a favor and GUT everything touched by water. Flood water is uber toxic and will create a toxic environment for years and years if you don't clean it right.
Immediate survival, water and food
Post survival, healthy habitat.
And finally. :salute and good luck to you and yours!
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Guardedly optimistic is the word of the day. River levels have peaked, and dropped slightly.
Fights not over yet, but so far we've taken all she can throw at us and we are still here.
We are still sitting here high and dry, and looking like we are very likely to stay that way.
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Glad to hear things are doing pretty good up there. Stay safe and dry!
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Read about now contained dike breach, in the early morning hours. You still in the clear, bud?
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http://www.inforum.com/event/photogallery/id/1516/ (http://www.inforum.com/event/photogallery/id/1516/)
Ghost, we talked Thursday for about an Hour and it was great to finally "get down to a more personal level." We're still praying for all in your area. Some of these pictures are "powerful."
I'll give you a call tomorrow. :salute
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Still high and dry folks!
Sounds like Fema and Homeland security are pressuring to have us give up and evacuate.
Mayer W says "you don't know our people here and what they can do" said we are not giving up when we have the fight won.
So with all due respect to all concerned, "Here is where we are standing, and when the river goes down we will still be standing here!"
We did lose Oak Grove School last night, which was a tough one, as they had extensive damage after the 97 flood and spent millions updating, renovating, and building permanent protection. But, the contingency dike behind the school is holding, and it saved many many houses. Just don't see how anyone can second guess our city's leadership when they are doing this fantastic a job. And doing it under severe pressure, and showing nothing but superb professionalism, style and grace.
Mayer W may not be a very good politician, but DANG it the man is good in a crunch.
As for us we stand here high, dry, and determined to win this fight. I thought I was proud yesterday to be from Fargo, today I do not have the words to express how I feel. My faith in these simple, good hearted hard working people knows no bounds. We SHALL survive.
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Drove up and down the levees today. Covering from 50thS to 94N. Saw a lot of determination and good spirits today. Saw the ice about a foot up from the water in a lot of the river. Also saw the winter storm warning. Hoping it passes us over tonight. I cannot believe the amount of different agencies and equipment brought to bear on the area. I saw a lot of homes with their sandbags holding. I will be here for a while. I have no qualms about staying until its over. This area is beautiful.
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River continues to drop, still sitting here high and dry.
Quick responce teams still standing by, and a fair amount of repair and maintenance going on along the dikes. 6 blocks away Fargo is the quietest I've ever seen it, its surreal its so quiet.
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Glad yer ok Ghost.
Been thru a flood when I was a kid growin up in Nebraska, family car was a total loss and everything smelled like mud for a long time.
Appreciate the updates and Masher's links .. looks cold up there!
-Frank aka GE
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River level is 38.31 and falling!
8 inches of snow yesterday, big, thick, heavy flakes stacked up all afternoon yesterday.
Today more snow, and wind, not so bad here in town, but really rough out in the open.
With most city employees fighting the flood fight, snowplow trucks all had their snowplows removed for hauling sand etc.
That leaves very limited resources to plow the streets and open things up. A few graders and some front end loaders is about it.
Mayor still asking people to stay home, businesses to stay closed until tomorrow at the earliest.
Fargo is still so quiet its surreal.
Had a nice phone call from a AH pilot who's in the Coast Guard, who got deployed here Sunday to help with rescue.
We've been swapping PM's on the AH message boards. He was very concerned that they were not being given the correct information on flood levels, weather, etc. After 2 days here he's so in love with this country he would like to find someplace close that he could get transferred to. We had a long talk about simple honest conservative North Dakota Values. People who look after their neighbors before themselves, etc. We really are blessed to live up here. Life may not always be easy, but we are in very very good company.
Fargo leaders continue to show poise, grace and professionalism under fire.
Yesterdays news conference included representatives from the Coast Guard, to report on their activities, US customs and border security, which has been helping the Coasties with security and intell. Letting them know exact water states, weather, etc. So the Coast Guard can immediately send the correct type of rescue craft without having to waste time looking at the situation themselves. Also we got to hear from the people doing the Preditor overflights, and some of what those can help us with. Boy, it was dead clear that a little bit of work in a few places could seriously help flow in several locations. Help prevent ice jams, etc, I could see the wheels turning in Mayer W's head as he's watching this presentation. I expect to see some real results for the future as a result of this technology.
River continues to drop, but the big snow is slowing that somewhat. Looks like they are saying 10" - 18" total, 6 " yesterday.
On the down side NOAH is predicting a second crest of 40 - 41 feet in mid April when all this snow melts and dumps into the river system. :( Sorry but It is really hard to think of having to do this all over again in 2 weeks.
Meantime we remain high, and dry and safe.
A bit humbled by the outpouring of thoughts, prayers and well wishes.
Thanks all!
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Just came off the river with the airboat. Got the radio station working and some power to a few outrelying homes that were cut off. We drove through the flooded woods and cleared the powerlines with extended chainsaws. The radio station in the area is being used to broadcast water heights, road closures, and other weather info. This made it worth getting into some tight squeezes. There was a home surrounded by sandbags with no power but a lot of electric pool pumps over the bags. The guy was using a bucket to bail his garage. The look on his face was priceless when all those pumps kicked on. Yesterday we were ferrying some people from their houses to dry land. Anyone that wants to evacuate we pick up. River depth went down but the predicted crest is what we are watching for right now. I'm hoping it stays cold and gives the river more time to drop. Went to a launch site we used yesterday and it was completely dry today. No water. Had to drive a bit further in to get the boat into the water but noone in our crew was the slightest upset. We were finally able to smile a little I think.
<S>ghost ill be here til they say we move to another spot or they send me home.
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If your here long enough we'll be using that airboat to go fishing in! :)
And James is right on about the radio stations up this way.
Several of them have been fighting the good fight, and doing a very fine job of it.
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When this is over ill send or post some pictures. Won't be anything spectacular because when something happens the last thing I'm thinking about is a camera.
The boat was running awsome today I was proud of her. There's a difference between running in deep slow moving water and shallow fast moving water due to the cushion effect of the hull. The rudders behind the fan barely needed to move for a turn and the engine torque wasn't trying to flip us over as it usually tries to.
Haven't seen the boat behave so well in a long time. Since there's a lull as far as anyone needing help we are doing what we can to help restore power with transporting power company people, levee survey people. The list goes on. Anything to keep us close by to the river and be of some help.
Love this town, no joke about it.
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37.3 and still falling!
Weather says 5 day forecast is ideal for continued slow melting of the snow pack. Meantime every day without a major thaw is buying us time and capacity. Looking at lots of snow in my yard may be Natures ultimate April Fools joke.
Meantime people and life start on the path to getting back to other things.
City of Fargo Prepares to Get Back to Some Degree of Normality
As the city of Fargo prepares to get back to some degree of normal, that includes opening up neighborhoods that have either been evacuated or cut off by levees. People have been calling KFGO to find out when that will start -- city administrator Pat Zavoral telling KFGO news -- some areas that have levees built to 38 feet or more will begin to be re-opened tomorrow (wed) afternoon. Residents of the Belmont park area should be allowed back in Thursday afternoon.
Mayor Dennis W is pretty confident as the river slips below the 38 mark that we should have no trouble coping with a second crest when it comes. If the weather had warmed up a lot, that could have been very ugly. But this cold weather is giving all of us breathing space. Time for the river to roll on bye, time for water levels to go down, time for feeder rivers to crest and drop. So while waking up to 2 feet of snow in my yard may be an April Fools Joke by mother nature, I think the jokes on her. By the time it does warm up enough to melt the river will be low enough that it really isn't going to threaten us.
So for all those folks out there praying for us, I am glad to be able to say that its working.
This weekend you can figure that we are safely out of harms way.
Sounds like most of the special needs and elderly people who were evacuated out last Thurs & Friday will be coming back home tomorrow.
With that I'll be standing down from flood watch. For all those who have sent prayers, passed on hopes, and who have responded to this thread. From me and my family a very heartfelt thank you. You have helped keep us sane, and on track at a time when it would have been all too easy to think that we were isolated and alone, that no one cared.
You all are proof to the contrary, have every right to feel good about yourself, to feel proud.
Thank you!
Bill & Cindy Jamison
Fargo North Dakota
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Man do I miss the CG :frown: Was amazing to see the efforts of all those folks pulling together up there. Nice that it worked out for the best.