Proud Uncle
Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:48 pm
Im proud to say my niece and her boyfriend whom attend college in Fargo spent the entire week sandbagging the banks of the cresting river that borders the town. All classes were cancelled so students could do their cicic duty. Way to go Samantha !
FARGO, North Dakota (CNN) -- Forecasters revised their predictions as the Red River appeared to level off Saturday, but Fargo officials said they were reluctant to believe the worst has passed.
"In past flooding, you have to understand, we've had times in which people thought it crested and then it came back and went up," Fargo Deputy Mayor Tim Mahoney said.
"And our temperature is changing, so we will be reluctant to announce a crest until we truly feel there's been a crest."
Above-freezing temperatures, followed by heavy rains this week, caused the Red River and its tributaries to swell, sending Fargo into emergency preparation mode.
By 9:15 p.m. (10:15 p.m. ET), the river was at about 40.44 feet, slightly lower than where it stood earlier Saturday, at 40.61 feet. River levels were expected to stay below 41 feet and slowly drop over the next three to seven days, according to the National Weather Service.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/03/2 ... index.html
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FARGO, North Dakota (CNN) -- Forecasters revised their predictions as the Red River appeared to level off Saturday, but Fargo officials said they were reluctant to believe the worst has passed.
"In past flooding, you have to understand, we've had times in which people thought it crested and then it came back and went up," Fargo Deputy Mayor Tim Mahoney said.
"And our temperature is changing, so we will be reluctant to announce a crest until we truly feel there's been a crest."
Above-freezing temperatures, followed by heavy rains this week, caused the Red River and its tributaries to swell, sending Fargo into emergency preparation mode.
By 9:15 p.m. (10:15 p.m. ET), the river was at about 40.44 feet, slightly lower than where it stood earlier Saturday, at 40.61 feet. River levels were expected to stay below 41 feet and slowly drop over the next three to seven days, according to the National Weather Service.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/03/2 ... index.html
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And one of them was your niece, Nomie. :-6 Good job!