UPDATE: Fargo North Dakota Flooding 2009 HD

UPDATE: Red River Reaches Record High

The rising Red River continues to cause statewide flooding, and YouNewsers continue to file reports from the flood zone.

The river has swelled to over 40 feet - more than 22 feet above flood stage. According to the National Weather Service, the river could crest as high as 43 feet on Saturday. Water levels could remain high for up to a week.

Fargo's main dike protects the city, which has more than 90,000 residents, at the 43-foot level, and there's no time to raise the dike any higher.

A breach Friday morning prompted mandatory evacuations for some areas of Fargo. National Guard troops are patrolling the dikes and patching them where needed to prevent a devastating flood, and officials have asked people to stay off of roads to keep streets clear for sandbag trucks.

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[gcrebel2008]

Exactly. Our stupid-ass government is rebuilding Iraq and giving all our money to other countries that crap on us every chance the get like Saudi Arabia and we cant get good levees or even good bridges. Where I live, we still have dirt roads. That's unacceptable in our country in the 21st century in my opinion. Where is our tax money going? I can answer that. Its going to third world countries that dont even like us.

[Hotler88]

Great to see everyone pitching in to help. If any water ever tried to get near my house I'd punch it right in the face.  Water is a jerk sometimes. Good luck people and the world is with you!

[4forevergirl4]

We've had to sandbag our house for the past 3 years, and now we've just been bought out by the city last month. =/

[semphony100]

so it's happening again now that means it's not something new to this area

seems that all fear mongor about something maijor happening in the US is all BS!!!

[kaynay1220]

It floods because they get soooo much snow and ice, then it all melts really quickly. And if you've been to ND you know it's FLAT. So alll that snow and ice that melted, just goes on and on and on. Theres no hills or etc to stop any of it.

[flettyflakes1234]

my cousin was there helping out with the flood he was in the national gaurd

[samatention]

This is not global warming it is farmers able now with bigger equipment to be able to leavle and drain sections of land at a time. So it hits the river faster instead of sitting in the fields. It is also the county building bigger ditch so the water hits the river faster. Until someone fixes that the cities will keep getting hit with higher floods waters every year.

[xjileyxfanxx]

my house had 400 sandbags all aroung out house but i love by the missori river not the red river

[fargodancergirl95]

lIsbon is the best town ever!! the people are amazing!! :)

[PopSHoVet]

my grandparents live in moorhead next to the red river

it doesnt matter how far i go but i will never forget u ...... fargo

[No1fanofsanta]

and i lifted like 100 sandbags all together or more!