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Timberline Sandbaggers needed

A CodeRED message will be sent out this morning for residents living in Fargo’s Timberline subdivision, a move needed to bring neighbors out to build a sandbag levee and shore up the city’s protection against the Red River.
A troublesome storm sewer drain can’t be plugged, and Timberline residents will be called [...]

Watch Live Fargo Flood Meetings Online

The City of Fargo is now streaming live flood meetings online. To view live meetings online, go to the city of Fargo homepage at www.cityoffargo.com and click on the “watch live flood meetings” link located on the right hand column of the webpage.
The live meeting schedule is as follows:

Friday, March 19 – 8 a.m. [...]

“Denny’s Bucks for Bags” Donations Awarded

After 17 days of sandbag filling operations, the City of Fargo is proud to award donations earned by local organizations through the “Denny’s Bucks for Bags” program. 25 participating local organizations will receive a total of $7,100 in donations for 16,128 hours of volunteering. Organizations earned $75 for every 100 hours [...]

City of Moorhead Winding Down Sandbag Operations

With the forecasted crest of the Red River to reach 38’ on Sunday, Moorhead has substantially completed actions necessary to protect public and private property.
Thanks to a great turnout of volunteers this afternoon (Wednesday), the City of Moorhead has substantially completed construction of sandbag dikes in each of the City’s eight [...]

Sandbag Central Ends Operations

March 17: Thanks to the tremendous effort put forth by volunteers, we have reached our goal of approximately one million sandbags. Sandbag filling operations at sandbag central are being put on hold at 5:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, March 17. Volunteer efforts at sandbag central will also be put on hold at [...]

Flood Contacts

Volunteer Hotline
701-476-4000
Fargo Information Line
701-476-4199
Moorhead Information Line
218-299-5300
Cass County Emergency Operations
701-297-6000
Clay County Information Line
218-299-5151
Moorhead / Clay County Evacuation Hotline
218-477-4747
West Fargo Hotline
701-433-5400

Flood Resources