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Disasters

Winter storm complicating flood fight

Winter storm complicating flood fight

Another four to five inches of snow is expected to fall in the Fargo -Moorhead area today. The snow is making it difficult to get around and monitor the dikes which are holding back flood waters from the Red River.
by Perry Finelli and Dan Gunderson

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Despite rising flood waters, some residents are staying put

Despite rising flood waters, some residents are staying put

In a relatively new neighborhood in Moorhead's Oakport Township, there's a pocket of about 40 homes that are nearest the water. This is an area just north of the city of Moorhead along the Red River. City officials have issued a voluntary evacuation order, but residents say they will stay to fight for their homes even if they issue a mandatory one.
by Ambar Espinoza

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Slideshow: Rising waters continue

A collection of images from the first day of high waters during the 2009 floods in Fargo, N.D.-Moorhead, Minn.

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Conditions make forecasting the Red River tough

The flooding Red River was higher than 40 feet this morning and rising. The river has caused a breach in a dike in Fargo, and evacuations are taking place in that city and in Moorhead, Minnesota.

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