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City of Fargo says Sandbags can come down

Valley Flood Watch — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:19:55 +0000

The City of Fargo encourages homeowners to begin sandbag removal as of today March 26, 2010. Sandbags may be placed on the pavement adjacent to the curb for pickup. The City will begin pickup from the curb line next week.

If you need assistance for backyard sandbag removal, please visit http://www.cityoffargo.com/CityInfo/Departments/Engineering/FloodInfoCenter/SandbagLeveeRemoval/ for further information. Anticipated date to begin City assisted removal is April 19, 2010.

Sandbag Levee Removal [City of Fargo]

Minnesota flood-related road conditions

Valley Flood Watch — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:22:41 +0000

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — (9:15 a.m.) The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol urge motorists to drive with caution as flooding affects area highways in Wilkin and Big Stone counties.

Road closures

The following state highways are closed until further notice:

Highway 75 near Kent is closed from Wilkin County Road 24 to Wilkin County Road 22. Water is receding, but Mn/DOT crews are repairing washed out shoulders and a section of roadway under the railroad bridge. Traffic continues to be detoured using Wilkin County Roads 3 and 26.
Highway 12 east of Ortonville is closed from Highway 75 to Big Stone County Road 21. The roadway is under water, causing dangerous driving conditions. Traffic is detoured using Highway 75 and Big Stone County Road 21.

Open – use caution

The following state highways are currently open but conditions can change rapidly. Motorists should use extreme caution approaching the following areas:

Highway 12 east of Big Stone County Road 21 at Horseshoe Lake – Open to traffic, watch for water on the roadway.

Open – water receded

The following state highways are open and water has receded – water is no longer a threat to the roadway:

Highway 75 one mile north of Kragnes – Open to traffic.
Highway 200 east of Mahnomen at Twin Lake Creek between Mahnomen County Roads 3 and 4 – Open to traffic.

For more information

Call 5-1-1 or log on to www.511mn.org for road condition information when traveling in western Minnesota where potential flooding conditions exist.
Log on to www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info/ for North Dakota current road conditions.
Listen to your National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather radio or local radio stations for weather and flood warnings

Minnesota Dept. Of Transportation

West central Minnesota flood-related road conditions

Valley Flood Watch — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:26:36 +0000

The following state highways are closed until further notice:

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — (9:45 a.m.) The Minnesota Department of Transportation and the Minnesota State Patrol urge motorists to drive with caution as flooding affects area highways in Clay, Wilkin, Mahnomen and Big Stone counties.

Highway 75 near Kent is closed from Wilkin County Road 24 to Wilkin County Road 22. The roadway is under water, causing dangerous driving conditions. Traffic is detoured using Wilkin County Roads 3 and 26.
Highway 12 east of Ortonville is closed from Highway 75 to Big Stone County Road 21. The roadway is under water, causing dangerous driving conditions. Traffic is detoured using Highway 75 and Big Stone County Road 21.

Open – use caution

The following state highways are currently open but conditions can change rapidly. Motorists should use extreme caution approaching the following areas:

Highway 75 one mile north of Kragnes – Open to traffic, watch for water on the roadway.
Highway 200 east of Mahnomen at Twin Lake Creek between Mahnomen County Roads 3 and 4 – Open to traffic, watch for water on the roadway.
Highway 12 east of Big Stone County Road 21 at Horseshoe Lake – Open to traffic, watch for water on the roadway.

Motorists should also watch for icy patches at or near these areas as the weather forecast calls for colder temperatures and wind over the next few days.

For more information

Call 5-1-1 or log on to www.511mn.org for road condition information when traveling in Minnesota where potential flooding conditions exist.
Log on to www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info/ for North Dakota current road conditions.
Listen to your National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather radio or local radio stations for weather and flood warnings.

Minnesota Dept. of Transportation

Sandbag Count and Delivery for March 17

Valley Flood Watch — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:30:54 +0000

As of today, Wednesday, March 17, 935,000 sandbags have been filled at sandbag central and 700,000 have been delivered to Fargo neighborhoods. Organizers hope to fill 65,000 sandbags today which would complete our goal of filling one-million sandbags. This goal is expected to be reached this afternoon. At that time sandbag filling operations will be put on hold and the “Denny’s Bucks for Bags” program will end.

Volunteers are still asked to help our community by placing sandbags in neighborhoods. Shuttles will be transporting residents to and from neighborhoods from the shuttle site at First Assembly of God Church, 3401 25^th St. S., Fargo. Shuttles will run from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Courtesy of City of Fargo Press Release

Fargo Sandbag Delivery Schedule for Tuesday, March 16

Valley Flood Watch — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:43:04 +0000

Convoys are on schedule to deliver semi-trailer loads of sandbags to designated locations starting this morning, Tuesday, March 16. Delivery locations include:

Oak Creek
Copperfield Court
Meadow Creek
Silver Leaf
Southwood
Oak Grove
Belmont
15th Ave. N. to 35th Ave. N.
Timberline

On Monday, March 15 volunteers filled 110,000 sandbags and convoys delivered 86 truckloads of sandbags to neighborhoods. Volunteers have now filled a total of 850,000 sandbags at sandbag central. We anticipate reaching our goal of 1-million sandbags on Wednesday, March 17.

Sandbag Delivery to Neighborhoods Underway

Valley Flood Watch — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:03:14 +0000

City Crews will begin delivering sandbags to lower elevation neighborhoods at 9 a.m. today, Monday, March 15. Sandbag delivery will continue to designated areas 24 hours a day through Wednesday. Delivery convoys will be traveling on 25^th St. so drivers are asked to use alternate routes. This will help convoys make deliveries quickly and efficiently. Convoys will be escorted by Fargo Police.

View online delivery schedule. Day one refers to Monday, day 2 Tuesday and day 3 Wednesday.

The delivery schedule is based on the flood risk level of the neighborhood. Residents can call the flood information hotline at 701-476-4199 for more information.

Sandbag Delivery to Neighborhoods Underway [City of Fargo]

Red River at Fargo Officially at Minor Flood Stage

Valley Flood Watch — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:05:10 +0000

The Red River in Fargo has officially hit Minor Flood Stage level.

As of 9:15am this morning, the Red River was at 18.76ft, about 3/4 of a foot above minor flood stage. And according to the National Weather Service, the Red could be at Major Flood stage by the end of next week.

The National Weather Service is predicting the Red River to hit 29.2ft by next Saturday. Major flood stage is 30 feet. Last spring, the Red hit a record 40.84 feet.

Red River at Fargo [Advanced Hyrdologic Prediction Service]

NWS Issues Flood Warning in Cass and Clay Counties

Valley Flood Watch — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:45:52 +0000

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* AREAL FLOOD WARNING FOR OVERLAND FLOODING IN...
  CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
  NORMAN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
  CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
  RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
  WILKIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL NOON CDT THURSDAY

* LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE REPORTING WATER OVER ROADWAYS IN LOW LYING
  AREAS RESULTING FROM SNOWMELT AND RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL
  DAYS. WATER HAS OVERSPREAD MAINLY COUNTY AND TOWNSHIP ROADS ALONG
  THE HEADWATERS OF THE WILD RICE RIVER EAST OF ADA IN NORMAN COUNTY...
  AND COUNTY ROAD 16 NORTHEAST OF BRECKENRIDGE IN WILKIN COUNTY.
  IT IS LIKELY THAT WATER WILL BE OVER STATE ROAD 210 BY THIS AFTERNOON.
  PERSONS SHOULD BE AWARE OF WATER OVER ROADS ACROSS ALL OF THESE
  COUNTIES WITH THE PROBABILITY OF ADDITIONAL ROAD FLOODING AS
  MELTING AND ABOVE FREEZING TEMPERATURES PERSIST.

* THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADA...FARGO...MOORHEAD...WAHPETON AND
  BRECKENRIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. AVOID DRIVING ON FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.

MONITOR STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WEBSITES FOR ROAD CONDITIONS
AND CLOSURES.

All warnings here

National Weather Service Releases New Flood Potential Report

Valley Flood Watch — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:37:17 +0000

From The National Weather Service: “PROBABILISTIC HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK”

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 920 AM CST FRI MAR 05 2010

RED RIVER BASIN OUTLOOK FOR RIVER FLOOD POTENTIAL…

…MAJOR FLOODING IS LIKELY FOR MOST LOCATIONS ON THE MAINSTEM
OF THE RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AND MANY LOCATIONS ON ITS NORTH
DAKOTA TRIBUTARIES ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA…

DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL EXPERIENCED LAST FALL…THE
AMOUNT OF WATER IN THE SNOWPACK…AND THE PROSPECTS FOR
ADDITIONAL MOISTURE THROUGH THE SPRING SNOW-MELT PERIOD…THE MAGNITUDE AND EXTENT OF SPRING 2010 FLOODING WILL LIKELY BE SIMILAR TO THAT EXPERIENCED DURING THE SPRING OF 2009.

LOCATIONS THAT HAVE A 90% OR GREATER RISK OF REACHING OR
EXCEEDING MAJOR FLOOD STAGE ARE FARGO…ABERCROMBIE…LISBON…
HARWOOD AND WEST FARGO.

Full Report Here

Online social network plays roll in flood efforts

Valley Flood Watch — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 03:05:54 +0000

The popular social network Facebook has proven to be a useful communication and organizational tool in the 2009 Red River Valley Flood. Several flood related groups have been set up on the network with two of them claiming memberships in the thousands.

FirstLink volunteer Kevin Tobosa created the Fargo – Moorhead Flood Volunteer Network which sends out updates to members regarding volunteer opportunities.

Go Radio Broadcasting created the group Fargo – Moorhead Flood Information and has been able to send out information updates to its members. In addition, members have been able to post questions and get answers on the group’s wall and message board. Some members have posted photos of the sandbagging operations showing the National Guard and community volunteers operating the new spider sand bagging machines.