Flood 2009: March 19 – A long, hard winter

There were signs. The near-record December snowfall was among the first.

• Steve Savageau shovels

Weather service pegs Grand Forks crest

GRAND FORKS – The National Weather Service is predicting a Red River crest in Grand Forks at between 47 and 49 feet between Monday and Wednesday.

'Bags for Bucks' pays out $7,700

Fargo paid credit where it was due Thursday, handing out checks to the top sandbagging volunteer groups in the “Denny’s Bucks for Bags” program.

• Bags for Bucks

Morast: Flood a zombie sequel

People from outside the Fargo-Moorhead area keep asking me what it’s like living in a flood fight.

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Weather service pegs Grand Forks crest

GRAND FORKS – The National Weather Service is predicting a Red River crest in Grand Forks at between 47 and 49 feet between Monday and Wednesday.

Cass County urges safe driving in rural areas

Cass County Sheriff’s officials urge residents to be mindful when driving near areas hit by overland flooding, especially as temperatures drop overnight, creating slick conditions.

Fargo issues schedule of televised meetings

The city of Fargo plans to televise its daily flood meetings today, Saturday and Monday.

Hjemkomst closed Saturday, Sunday

The Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, including the museum, will be closed Saturday and Sunday as a precaution during the flood.

Cass County suspends volunteer operations

Cass County suspended volunteer operations Thursday at the Urban Plains Center.

Lisbon burns house to place clay levees

LISBON, N.D. – Lisbon Mayor Ross Cole said the city was out of options when it burned a house Wednesday to lay clay dikes to protect the city from rising water from the Sheyenne River.

Levees ready; now we wait

Walaker advises Fargo residents to stay on alert
It’s down to waiting, walking and watching.

• Alissaint Toussaint of Fargo
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Moorhead mayor urges vigilance as next step

Dikes are built, but water will remain high for a while
“Now is the time to be vigilant,” Moorhead Mayor Mark Voxland said Thursday as the city announced dike building was largely completed.

• Moorhead Mayor Mark Voxland
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Fargo second city in the US to use Big Bag system to hold back water

Fargo’s flood fight was kicked into a whole new level of sandbagging on Thursday.

• Master Sgts. Terry Babler and Bruce Bauske
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Crews armor spillway at Clausen Springs Dam

Crews are reinforcing an emergency spillway at Clausen Springs Dam in Barnes County, N.D., hoping to prevent the kind of severe erosion that forced residents downstream in Kathryn to flee their homes last April.

• A helicopter carries sandbags
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Metro Flood Study Work Group backs North Dakota diversion

The Metro Flood Study Work Group voted unanimously Thursday to recommend a North Dakota diversion channel be built to protect Fargo-Moorhead.

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• Graphic: Diversions