MN & ND Flooding

[Sledboymn]

Run a couple buses from New Orleans up there they can handle it.

 

[Rob1334]

Ice Jam north of town let go, pray for Bismarck

 

[viperxc]

They said in a news conf this morning that Wahp/Breck, south of Fargo, has crested which will help. BUT the wild rice river is reaching new records and the red river is lower than in 97. So it is in limbo yet of whether it will reach 40 ft or not.

 

[NDflatlander]

I have heard conflicting reports on the ice jam north of Bismarck. Does anyone know what's really going with it?

 

[151Viper]

I just talked to a co-worker in Bismarck and he said that the one north has not let loose but they did shut down Garrison Dam for the first time ever he said.

 

[Rob1334]

The one north of town was mis-identified as broken free. Water was passing through the blockage and around the sides, and the flowing water was misunderstood as open.

Yup, Garrison was shut down this AM, thank god.

All of south Bismarck was evacuated this AM, including both my Grandma's house and uants house, sandbags were not able to put up as we were forced to evacuate, but everything was moved upstairs to the top floors, so hope things hold.

They are currently blasting the south ice blockage with explosives and salt, should hear tonight sometime if things worked or not...

 

[sledboy82]

the fargo/ moorhead area was 95 percent done this morning with the dikes. but they added another foot to the crest so we have to add another foot to the dikes before saturday when its suppose to crest. hope for the best!!!

 

[viperxc]

Yup, looking at a 41 ft crest so the dikes went up to 42 ft. We have gotten about 6-6.5 in of new snow here after the rain. The precip has been factored into the equation already they said.

 

[capen4]

good luck guys and gals our prayers are with you. we will gladly take some of that weather down here in CO we all we can get this years

 

[xc_rider08]

some more pics from today

there used to be a bike path that run along the fence in this pic

whats left of the boat ramp

the Missouri river height as of this morning

closer look of how high the water is

 

[Mooseknuckle]

Sure wish you all could send some of that high water our way. Red River flooding and the San Joaquin valley out here is looking like 10-15 percent water deliveries in some areas; 0 percent (yes, zero - nada -nothing) in other areas I don't think there will be enough precip to prevent hundreds of thousands of acres from being idled this year. So much for the salad bowl of the world.

Good luck to you all. Be safe.

 

[luvtoride]

Anyone know if NDSU is having classes yet? My brother was on the midnight sandbag shift at the Fargo Dome last night and this morning, but he won't respond to texts, I assume he's sleeping. I know NDSU was idle indefinitely until the situation was under control, but I never found out if they were up and running again.

 

[slednutz]

I go to NDSU and we don't have any class tommorow (thursday) and I assume we won't friday. I have been sandbagging all week trying to save people's houses and after seeing the flood today it is actually starting to set in how it is going to hit. I have never been around something like this and it's getting pretty bad. Hopefully the dikes hold.

 

[sledchick]

hang in there guys, I've been talking to my cousins in Bismarck they just built a new house this year. Luckily it doesn't have a basement, but will probably be ruined. Praying for you guys, and the good people that are helping out. Stay safe!!

 

[sledboy82]

the sheriffs said arrests would be made in the fargo/moorhead area if people are found in the flood fighting areas with out good reason. so if your driving around and taking pictures your going to jail. no ifs and or buts.

 

[Beels]

the sheriffs said arrests would be made in the fargo/moorhead area if people are found in the flood fighting areas with out good reason. so if your driving around and taking pictures your going to jail. no ifs and or buts.

Good to hear. No excuse for not volunteering in the effort.

 

[xc_rider08]

well went and did some driving around west of town today after class and this is what i found. Pics are of the heart river that runs thru mandan

flood pic first, todays pic after

before then after

before/after

before/after

 

[Gimpster]

some more pics from today

there used to be a bike path that run along the fence in this pic

whats left of the boat ramp

the Missouri river height as of this morning

closer look of how high the water is

The second picture...
Looking south going over the interstate bridge through Bismarck Mandan.
If people would only see how much water there wasn't there before...
I guess you could view the memorial bridge destruction vid to see how low the water was. That bridge was beyond the railroad bridge in the picture.

Did Double Ditch blockage bust north of Bismarck ?

Imagine what this did for the sewer system south of Bismarck

Happy I bought north of Bismarck when we moved here 7 years ago. I remember the flood insurance premiums if I would have bought an estate south of the cities


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[xc_rider08]

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Did Double Ditch blockage bust north of Bismarck ?

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as far as im aware of, it has not broke free yet... still holding back lots of water, but there is some water getting around the blockage.

 

[Gimpster]

as far as im aware of, it has not broke free yet... still holding back lots of water, but there is some water getting around the blockage.

Manager of Safety Clean was just in here. Said the blockage up there is about 1 mile of jagged ice

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