Fargo Red River Flood of Oak Grove Lutheran School

On March 29, 2009, Sunday morning at approximately 2AM, a major breach occurs in a permanent dike holding the Red River of the North's surging flood waters outside of Oak Grove Lutheran School's Campus. The resultant flooding puts several buildings in jeopardy of catastophic damage.

Regular patrols of the dike wall to monitor the extent of seepage of water underneath it and through its seams, had allowed for swift emergency response by National Guard members, including the utilization of Black Hawk helicopters dropping "sand bombs" near the breached wall. Calling the operation a "Bomb drop" is a misnomer, as the situation called for delicate placement on the compromised protective barrier.

With the situation more stable a rescue of the campus structures is safe enough to attempt. Starting with a small volunteer crew of mostly Oak Grove School staff, students, and a few other Fargo residents, and blossoming into a full-fledged National Guard operation, the effort to protect buildings on campus from even worse flood damage ensues.

After several hours of hauling sandbags from the side of campus near one side of its protective dike system, to the center of campus and into two different buildings, tired volunteers celebrate the declining level of flood water in building basements and in the outdoor central campus area.

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[pinkdancer4]

yeah. we're sharing a school with oak grove right now. lmao.