Stolen from another forum.
Sorry I've not been on in some time. The flooding is a mere 6 houses to the East of me and as the Commander of the Civil Air Patrol in Fargo, I've been coordinating 200 resources from 3 states as well as air crews flying photo missions.
I did get to fly a mission late today (3/26) and did divert to take a pix of my house and the area right by it. The photographer didn't know which house was mine, so he only got 1/2 my house in the shot, but that's fine.
This isn't, as some of you might thing "flood watch" for another day or two. To be clear, we are at 39.92 feet right now (river is normally about 10-12 feet deep and the all-time record is 40.1 feet, which we'll hit this AM), and will be above 40.1 feet soon and climbing to somewhere around 42-43 feet by Saturday, then hold above 40 feet for at least 5 days, maybe a week. This is going to get ugly. Most dikes are only good for about 3-4 days max.
I do have 4 sump pumps and a generator that will only run one of them....so power is my main concern. Just couldn't round up enough $$$ for a $2500 generator that'll handle all the pumps.
For those that are interested, I have all our pix posted at
http://www.tinyurl.com/ND09Floodwhich is updated daily.
We have suspended flying activities as of my landing because of the dangers, and as Blizz mentioned, they are evacuating many areas, including the largest hospital in ND tonight.
Here are some other resources I sent a Hummer group I'm in:
We've been fighting this devastating flood 24x7 since Monday 8am. We
anticipate being 24x7 until at least a week from this Sunday (flood peak is
expected Saturday at some point, but will hold at the maximum peak (likely
at least a foot above the all-time recorded history record) for 3 to 4 days,
potentially more if the storm projected for this weekend happens.
On top of that we had 6.5" of snow last night and today, and are expecting
another 1.5" of snow tonight.
For those interested, you can see pictures that we (Civil Air Patrol) took,
and this site will be updated as we can fly (we weren't able to fly today
due to the blizzard conditions). The site is
http://www.tinyurl.com/ND09FloodPlease check road conditions before you come, as we have had several road
closures (some have re-opened) due to over-road flooding, and we're
projected to keep shut down parts of I-29 and I-94. For instance, I-94 from
Moorhead, MN over the river to Fargo is now down to one lane each way. I-29
was closed near Wahpeton, ND, but I believe is now open, and I-29 North out
of Fargo will likely close on Friday or Saturday. Also, I-29 West of Fargo
was closed when I last checked.
http://www.dot.nd.gov/roadreport/roadreport/roadreport.aspFor those interested in our river levels and projected max level:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=fgf&gage=fgon8&view=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1&toggles=10,7,8,2,9,15,6&type=0or those who may not have it here is a link to a downtown Fargo Flood Cam.
http://www.inforum.com/pages/floodcamThe camera is located up on the 7th floor in the US Bank Building on Center
Avenue in Moorhead and looks to the west,
The Bridge on the right of the screen is the Center/NP Avenue Bridge and
was scheduled to close this morning (Wednesday) when the river rose to the
bottom of the structure, (34.4 feet).
The middle bridge is the BNSF Rail Road and it has the same clearance as the
Center/NP Bridge.
The Main Avenue Bridge, (On the far left) was rebuilt with greater clearance
after the Flood of 1997.
Also The City of Fargo has a Web Cam setup in the Fargo High Rise at 101 2nd
St South looking south, with the Island Park dike on the right side of the
frame.
This is just south of the Main avenue Bridge and is the tall building in the
camera view above.
http://www.cityoffargo.com/Flood09/FloodWatchWebCam.aspxGotta run everyone! I need to change hobbies tonight and start building an Ark!
Jay M
Fargo, ND
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