Floods

We've had a few people calling to ask us how the flood situation looks up here. I think Grand Forks will be ok as far as the river flooding is concerneed. The newest projections for the crest of the Red River here look to be in the 50-52 feet range. The dike system the city has built up to protect the town from the rivers is 60 feet high. So far, so good it looks like at least as far as the river is concerned. Overland flooding is Grand Forks main concern now as well as seepage. The ground is still completely frozen so there is no where for the snow melt and now all the rain water to go. Thankfully, we are in Grand Forks as opposed to Fargo or many of the other smaller towns whose flood protection is not as good as it is here. Some of those places are going to have a lot of damage done. We'll keep updating the blog as we watch the river rise. I am hoping to get down there maybe every day and take some pictures as the water is spilling out of it's banks.