Valley Flood Watch http://valleyfloodwatch.com 2009 News and Flood Information for the Red River Valley Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:27:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Fargo and West Fargo postpone Clean Up Week http://valleyfloodwatch.com/news/fargo-and-west-fargo-postpone-clean-up-week/ http://valleyfloodwatch.com/news/fargo-and-west-fargo-postpone-clean-up-week/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:27:38 +0000 Valley Flood Watch http://valleyfloodwatch.com/?p=1235 Due to dike removal and flood recovery efforts, and to allow street crews adequate time for street repairs, the annual spring clean-up week for the cities of Fargo and West Fargo has been rescheduled for June 1-5, 2009.

]]> http://valleyfloodwatch.com/news/fargo-and-west-fargo-postpone-clean-up-week/feed/ New crest lowered to 37ft for the Red River in Fargo-Moorhead, expected Saturday morning. http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/new-crest-lowered-to-37ft-for-the-red-river-in-fargo-moorhead-expected-saturday-morning/ http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/new-crest-lowered-to-37ft-for-the-red-river-in-fargo-moorhead-expected-saturday-morning/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:15:08 +0000 Valley Flood Watch http://valleyfloodwatch.com/?p=1232 New crest lowered to 37ft for the Red River in Fargo-Moorhead, expected Saturday morning.

]]> http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/new-crest-lowered-to-37ft-for-the-red-river-in-fargo-moorhead-expected-saturday-morning/feed/ Fargo Neighborhood Meetings on Flood Clean-up http://valleyfloodwatch.com/news/fargo-neighborhood-meetings-on-flood-clean-up/ http://valleyfloodwatch.com/news/fargo-neighborhood-meetings-on-flood-clean-up/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:29:22 +0000 Valley Flood Watch http://valleyfloodwatch.com/?p=1229 Neighborhood meetings about the removal of clay levees, Hescoes, sandbag levees and other flood related issues will be Wednesday (April 15) and Thursday (April 16) at the Fargo Civic Center Auditorium. The schedule for the meetings is as follows:

Wednesday-April 15
3:00-4:00 PM River Corridor from 47th Avenue North to 32nd Avenue North
4:15-5:15 PM River Corridor from 32nd Avenue North to 19th Avenue North
5:30-6:30 PM River Corridor from 19th Avenue North to 5th Avenue North
6:45-7:45 PM Southwood/River Villi

Thursday-April 16
3:00-4:00 PM South Acres
4:15-5:15 PM West of University to I-29
5:30-6:30 PM West of I-29

The meetings are intended for property owners directly impacted by the protection removal process.

]]> http://valleyfloodwatch.com/news/fargo-neighborhood-meetings-on-flood-clean-up/feed/ Extra sand bags to go to Valley City and Lisbon today and tomorrow. http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/extra-sand-bags-to-go-to-valley-city-and-lisbon/ http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/extra-sand-bags-to-go-to-valley-city-and-lisbon/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:16:37 +0000 Valley Flood Watch http://valleyfloodwatch.com/?p=1222 Extra sand bags to go to Valley City and Lisbon today and tomorrow.

]]> http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/extra-sand-bags-to-go-to-valley-city-and-lisbon/feed/ New NWS crest prediction lowered to 38 feet for Fargo. http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/new-nws-crest-prediction-lowered-to-38-39-feet-for-fargo-press-conference-to-begin-around-9am/ http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/new-nws-crest-prediction-lowered-to-38-39-feet-for-fargo-press-conference-to-begin-around-9am/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:28:40 +0000 Valley Flood Watch http://valleyfloodwatch.com/?p=1217 New NWS crest prediction lowered to 38 feet for Fargo.

]]> http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/new-nws-crest-prediction-lowered-to-38-39-feet-for-fargo-press-conference-to-begin-around-9am/feed/ Sandbagging operations will continue at the Fargodome Thursday from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sandbagging will take place outside at the Fargodome parking lot, so volunteers are asked to dress appropriately. Volunteers may show up at anytime. Due to yesterday’s revised flood crest prediction, the total goal has been reduced from one million sandbags to approximately 400,000. http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/sandbagging-operations-will-continue-at-the-fargodome-thursday-from-800-am-800-pm-sandbagging-will-take-place-outside-at-the-fargodome-parking-lot-so-volunteers-are-asked-to-dress-appropriate/ http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/sandbagging-operations-will-continue-at-the-fargodome-thursday-from-800-am-800-pm-sandbagging-will-take-place-outside-at-the-fargodome-parking-lot-so-volunteers-are-asked-to-dress-appropriate/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:03:09 +0000 Valley Flood Watch http://valleyfloodwatch.com/?p=1215 Sandbagging operations will continue at the Fargodome Thursday from 8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Sandbagging will take place outside at the Fargodome parking lot, so volunteers are asked to dress appropriately. Volunteers may show up at anytime. Due to yesterday’s revised flood crest prediction, the total goal has been reduced from one million sandbags to approximately 400,000.

]]> http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/sandbagging-operations-will-continue-at-the-fargodome-thursday-from-800-am-800-pm-sandbagging-will-take-place-outside-at-the-fargodome-parking-lot-so-volunteers-are-asked-to-dress-appropriate/feed/ Effective immediately 40th Ave. S. from 25th St. S. to 28th St. S. will be closed twenty-four hours per day for the foreseeable future to facilitate construction of contingency dikes on the south side of the city. The barricades will be set aside and the avenue re-opened each school day from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to allow students to arrive and dismiss from Centennial Elementary School. http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/effective-immediately-40th-ave-s-from-25th-st-s-to-28th-st-s-will-be-closed-twenty-four-hours-per-day-for-the-foreseeable-future-to-facilitate-construction-of-contingency-dikes-on-the-south-side/ http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/effective-immediately-40th-ave-s-from-25th-st-s-to-28th-st-s-will-be-closed-twenty-four-hours-per-day-for-the-foreseeable-future-to-facilitate-construction-of-contingency-dikes-on-the-south-side/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 22:00:49 +0000 Valley Flood Watch http://valleyfloodwatch.com/?p=1213 Fargo: Effective immediately 40th Ave. S. from 25th St. S. to 28th St. S. will be closed twenty-four hours per day for the foreseeable future to facilitate construction of contingency dikes on the south side of the city. The barricades will be set aside and the avenue re-opened each school day from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to allow students to arrive and dismiss from Centennial Elementary School.

]]> http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/effective-immediately-40th-ave-s-from-25th-st-s-to-28th-st-s-will-be-closed-twenty-four-hours-per-day-for-the-foreseeable-future-to-facilitate-construction-of-contingency-dikes-on-the-south-side/feed/ Due to the predicted second crest, the City of Fargo will resume sandbagging efforts tomorrow, Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. Sandbagging will take place outside at the Fargodome parking lot, so volunteers are asked to dress appropriately. Volunteers may show up at the Fargodome at anytime to help. The City will need to fill about one-million sandbags in order to build up the current dike system. http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/due-to-the-predicted-second-crest-the-city-of-fargo-will-resume-sandbagging-efforts-tomorrow-wednesday-april-8-2009-at-800-am-sandbagging-will-take-place-outside-at-the-fargodome-park/ http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/due-to-the-predicted-second-crest-the-city-of-fargo-will-resume-sandbagging-efforts-tomorrow-wednesday-april-8-2009-at-800-am-sandbagging-will-take-place-outside-at-the-fargodome-park/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:34:48 +0000 Valley Flood Watch http://valleyfloodwatch.com/?p=1210 Due to the predicted second crest, the City of Fargo will resume sandbagging efforts tomorrow, Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. Sandbagging will take place outside at the Fargodome parking lot, so volunteers are asked to dress appropriately. Volunteers may show up at the Fargodome at anytime to help. The City will need to fill about one-million sandbags in order to build up the current dike system.

]]> http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/due-to-the-predicted-second-crest-the-city-of-fargo-will-resume-sandbagging-efforts-tomorrow-wednesday-april-8-2009-at-800-am-sandbagging-will-take-place-outside-at-the-fargodome-park/feed/ Fargo dikes to go up to 44ft in preparation for second crest. http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/fargo-dikes-to-go-up-to-44ft-in-preparation-for-second-crest/ http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/fargo-dikes-to-go-up-to-44ft-in-preparation-for-second-crest/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:21:09 +0000 Valley Flood Watch http://valleyfloodwatch.com/?p=1206 Fargo to raise dikes to 44ft in preparation for second crest.

]]> http://valleyfloodwatch.com/asides/fargo-dikes-to-go-up-to-44ft-in-preparation-for-second-crest/feed/ Fargo Neighborhood Flood Meetings http://valleyfloodwatch.com/news/fargo-neighborhood-flood-meetings-today/ http://valleyfloodwatch.com/news/fargo-neighborhood-flood-meetings-today/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:55:05 +0000 Valley Flood Watch http://valleyfloodwatch.com/?p=1202 The City of Fargo will be holding informational meetings this week with various neighborhoods affected by contingency dikes. The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the new crest prediction and how it affects the City’s efforts to date and in the future. City Commission members as well as Engineering staff will be available to answer questions.

Monday, April 6, 2009 - 6:30 p.m., Centennial Hall at the Civic Auditorium, 200 Third Street North. This meeting is for the following neighborhoods:
Belmont Park
Oak Grove
10th Street North, 37th Avenue North, Royal Oakes, Wild Tree Condominiums
Elm Circle
River Road

Tuesday, April 7, 2009 – 5:00 p.m. at Discovery Junior High School, 1717 South 40th Avenue. This meeting is for the following neighborhoods:

South River Drive
River Ville
Harwood Groves
Hackberry Drive
South Acres

Wednesday, April 8, 2009 – 5:00 p.m. at Discovery Junior High School, 1717 South 40th Avenue. This meeting is for the following neighborhoods:

Oak Creek
Meadow Creek
Copperfield Court
Rose Creek
Timberline

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