Grand Forks Part II

[Joel]

Raider;268076 wrote:
really Joel?
It was a voluntary evac call. We wont leave til our power shuts off or our wall breaks. even if they shut off our power we figured we could go for 2 maybe 3 days with the gas pump and generator we have. We might sleep somewhere else but my dad will stay here until we run out of gas...

[beachbum_jon]

wow this shit really sucks, i wish i was there to help some of you, even though i have not met most of you. if i still lived in aberdeen i would come up for the weekend and give a helping hand but phoenix to fargo is to far for me in a weekend.

[XJHEAD]

I made a run with 3 more pumps out to my dad's this morning. He was maintaining the 1' in the basement. I took Wild Rice exit to Uni. then North to 88 Ave. Hit water at Uni. going north to 88 ave. I was pushing and breaking ice with 1.5' of water on the road. I get out there and the evac boat shows up. They tell me the guy in the boat was waiting for pumps and to load it up. I head out and get a call from my dad and asked what happened. He tells they drove by him and turned and pushed him over the road. He couldn't get to me from other side, too much ice.

There is a lot of water building up just south of Fargo. It is just starting to work its way to the west and come between Univ. and I-29. Be prepared to leave if on the southside.....

[Raider]

Bill is that overland water?

[XJHEAD]

Raider;268090 wrote:
Bill is that overland water?

No it is Wild Rice and the Red just converging and building up. I am working on latest picts out there now.

One foot more out there right now vs. 97' and still rising. Just breaking out to the west as we speak(type).

[XJHEAD]

Tuesday morning

Tues. at 10:30 am

Tues at 2:30 pm

[Grr]

bill if you need any help PM me your # and ill get hold of you. Probably coming up around 7 so i need to know quick

[XJHEAD]

Today (Thurs) 12:00

[XJHEAD]

[XJHEAD]

Stensgards still hauling sandbags. They said only a foot left.

[Raider]

that last pic is scary how all that water is on Uni already

[XJHEAD]

[XJHEAD]

Helo. roof-top Evac. from Briarwood

[XJHEAD]

Grr;268097 wrote:
bill if you need any help PM me your # and ill get hold of you. Probably coming up around 7 so i need to know quick

Not a thing I can do anymore. Hopefully it doesn't come up much more. I don't think I could get out there anymore anyways with the ice that is out there.

Thanx for the offer. I was going to dig through the trailers for some big gas pumps but He cannot get the boat to the road right now.

[Bp-08]

just got back from sandbagging down south. We had the best line going. just rolling the sandbags over our arms. although the do need more people bagging the way it seems. Sometimes it would take 30 min -1 hr to get more bags to people. we had walk and search a while before we found someone with bags, and when the ran out had to find a different house, being it took so long to get the sandbags there. But its awesome to see everyone come together. I was standing next to a 60 year old guy and a 16 year old girl. great work guys keep it up!

[darkelvis]

national weather service just raised the red river crest to "between 41 and 42 feet, possibly as high as 43 feet." Fargo "doesn't have the resources to raise the dikes any higher."

-kfgo

[dubbsy]

time to stick a fork in it.

One more night at the dome for me.. after that - I just don't know. I think I'll start preparing for water.

[PSiedTSi]

darkelvis;268108 wrote:
national weather service just raised the red river crest to "between 41 and 42 feet, possibly as high as 43 feet." Fargo "doesn't have the resources to raise the dikes any higher."

-kfgo

Confirmed. http://www.wday.com/news/index.cfm?id=9319

Will be heading to my mothers tonight(if I can make it to Moorhead) to help her prepare. I can't believe she might have to worry about water. This is almost unbelieveable.

[SPANISH-RICE]

Hot damn shits looking pretty grim

[STiSchucky]

its been fun, fargo.