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If you have special needs, emergency preparedness plan should be high priority
With flood risks about to increase quickly in parts of the Northern Plains, and with a spring and summer of weather warnings ahead, the need for emergency preparedness becomes more apparent. Thats es...
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The Whole Story in 12 Words
A while back I was working on a story about the massive 2009 flood here in Jamestown for a company-wide project. The story ended up not getting used, but before it ended, we asked the project leader h...
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North Dakota Citizen Corps Council honored
From a news release: The North Dakota Citizen Corps Council is the winner of a 2010 National Citizen Corps Achievement Award. The council has been recognized for exemplary community preparedness eff...
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Even with data, flood prediction is tough

Even with data, flood prediction is tough FARGO — Perched in a boat drifting slowly along the Red River, Dan Thomas kept one eye on a laptop and the other on a $60,000 piece of floating hardware that beamed sound waves deep into the flooding river.

By Dave Kolpack, Associated Press , May 06, 2013

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This river will rise

This river will rise The James River flows south under the railroad bridge in northwest Jamestown Sunday evening.

May 06, 2013

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Even with reams of data, flood-predicting is tough

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Perched in a boat drifting slowly along the Red River, Dan Thomas kept one eye on a laptop and the other on a $60,000 piece of floating hardware that beamed sound waves deep into the flooding river. As the signal bounced off water molecules and returned, the laptop sorted it into data on the river's depth and speed and transmitted it instantly to the National Weather Service.

By Dave Kolpack and Steve Karnowski, Associated Press , May 05, 2013

Man missing in floodwaters near Minto, N.D.

Authorities are searching today for a man whose pickup is believed to have been swept away from a water-covered gravel road Monday evening, near this community in northeast North Dakota.

By Kevin Bonham, Forum News Service , April 30, 2013

River tops major flood stage, but Fargo prepared

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The Red River has topped major flood stage in Fargo, but forecasters say the river should peak at an earlier date and a lower height than was predicted when the city began its flood preparation.

By Associated Press , April 29, 2013

Fargo makes final push for flood prep

Fargo makes final push for flood prep FARGO — A year ago, brothers Chad and Jeffrey McCracken were playing disc golf in Moorhead, Minn., during a visit to see their grandparents.

By Mike Nowatzki, Forum News Service , April 29, 2013

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Officials advise caution for roads

FESSENDEN, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Transportation Department urged drivers Sunday to slow down and use caution because melting snow will push water onto some roads in the northeastern part of the state in the next few days.

By Associated Press , April 29, 2013

Pipestem Creek hits flood stage

The National Weather Service Office in Bismarck issued a flood warning Sunday for Pipestem Creek near Pingree, N.D.

By Chris Olson, The Jamestown Sun , April 29, 2013

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Red River appears to have crested south of Fargo

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The National Weather Service says the Red River appears to have crested about 50 miles upstream of Fargo, and it isn't a top 10 flood.

By Associated Press , April 27, 2013

More rain expected for swollen Midwest rivers

CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Communities in Illinois and Missouri fought Tuesday to hold back surging rivers swollen by days of drenching rain, even as an approaching storm system threatened new downpours.

By Jim Salter and Jim Suhr, Associated Press , April 23, 2013

Dalrymple seeks extension for FEMA housing program

Gov. Jack Dalrymple asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday to extend a temporary housing program to Minot and Ward County residents displaced by flooding in 2011.

By Associated Press , April 22, 2013

Sandbagging operations set in rural subdivisions

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The flood fight is kicking into high gear in southeastern North Dakota.

By Associated Press , April 22, 2013

Second sandbag push in Fargo up to 293,000

FARGO (AP) — Volunteers in Fargo have filled 293,000 sandbags as part of a second campaign to help protect against flooding on the Red River.

By Associated Press , April 22, 2013

Twin Cities volunteers help with Fargo sandbags

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The city of Fargo is getting help from other states in its quest to fill a million sandbags to prepare for expected spring flooding.

By Associated Press , April 08, 2013

Many Cass residents wait for buyouts

Many Cass residents wait for buyouts FARGO — Steve Syrdal couldn’t move away from the floodplain even if he wanted.

By Erik Burgess, Forum News Service , April 08, 2013

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