NDSU grad Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 We lost our house in Minot Monday night. Probably to the main level by now. Not looking forward to the messy cleanup, but I'm sure some folks on this board have been through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UND92,96 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 We lost our house in Minot Monday night. Probably to the main level by now. Not looking forward to the messy cleanup, but I'm sure some folks on this board have been through it. Very sorry to hear that. Good luck to you and all the people in western ND going through a very difficult time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homer Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 We lost our house in Minot Monday night. Probably to the main level by now. Not looking forward to the messy cleanup, but I'm sure some folks on this board have been through it. Sorry to hear that as well. Thoughts are with you and everyone going through the hard work and tough times that come with fights like these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dakota fairways Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 We lost our house in Minot Monday night. Probably to the main level by now. Not looking forward to the messy cleanup, but I'm sure some folks on this board have been through it. Condolences to you & your family. Hope you get back in soon and the damage is minimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star2city Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Prayers go out of everyone along the Souris and Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers. Normally, Montanan's pray for summer rain, but this year we need to pray for a dry June there. The amount of rainfall and snowmelt in Montana and northwest Wyoming is just unreal. A couple of weeks ago, I-90 in Montana north of Sheridan, WYO was blocked due to incredible flooding on the Bighorn River, causing diversions of hundreds of miles to find a bridge over the Bighorn/Wind River system. Roundup, Montana had almost as much precip in one day as they normally get in one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFanatic Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Well folks, as you all know the City of Minot has been fighting the Souris River from flooding the town. It has been announced today that flooding in town is all but imminent. Dams in Canada as well as the dam in Lake Darling are making huge increases in water releases due to heavy raining in those areas. Minot will have its worst flood ever with a crest of 1562ft - seven feet over the level reached in the 1969 Minot flood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Well, Minot is famous. This story is linked from DrudgeReport.com. http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/555952/-It-s-a-sad-day----Crest-could-be-10-feet-higher-than-June-1.html?nav=5010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiouxFanatic Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 The situation in Minot just got worse. The crest prediction in Minot has been increased to 1566ft from 1563ft. Lake Darling Dam will be increasing its releases to 28,000cfs by I believe tomorrow. The dikes protecting broadway now have to be raised to meet the new level by at least Friday evening. If Broadway is lost, only the bypass would remain as the only means that connects the town together(if the bypass were to be lost as well, the town would be split in half). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 This is bad. http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=bis&gage=mion8&view=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmksioux Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 It's Crazy how much water is out that way. I have family that live in Minot. They are out of the flood plain as they live on the north hill. My uncle did say that his sump pump began to kick in a few weeks ago however. He said it's the second time in 27 years that it's kicked in... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siouxforeverbaby Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 This is bad. http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=bis&gage=mion8&view=1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1" That is not even the most updated, i believe. For those of you on facebook. search for KX News Minot...they have been updating that as soon as news comes in and it has a link to their live 24 hour web feed of their 24 hour live coverage. Otherwise, kxmc.com also has a link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxSioux Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Link to Flood Cams in Minot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fetch Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 very cool site - listen to Police Fire EMS live from Minot http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?action=wp&feedId=5773 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 A decent NY Times piece about the flooding around Minot that also touches on the character of North Dakota in the face of adversity. NY Times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottM Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Looks like the F-M area may be getting a ditch. http://www.startribune.com/local/135003398.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darell1976 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Looks like the F-M area may be getting a ditch. http://www.startribu.../135003398.html By the time the politics of this (protests by other towns, plus Cass County residents still pissed on the sales tax increase) is done and the ditch is complete which would take about 10-15 years Fargo would be flooded so many times it may not be even worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cratter Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Fargo should pay to raise all the dikes by two feet downstream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeder11 Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 By the time the politics of this (protests by other towns, plus Cass County residents still pissed on the sales tax increase) is done and the ditch is complete which would take about 10-15 years Fargo would be flooded so many times it may not be even worth it. Or we could easily go into 10 years of drought, and it will really seem not worth it (at the time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star2city Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 ND should bribe of the State of Minnesota with $200 mill - to go to a Vikings stadium - in order to build the diversion around Moorhead. Would save everybody nearly a $1 billion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sicatoka Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 I've heard that Fargo wants it on the ND side (think: control) because the majority of local funds will come from Fargo sales taxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andtheHomeoftheSIOUX!! Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Talk about the rural areas getting the shaft big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star2city Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Los Angeles Times: North Dakota flood victims still await aid http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-dakota-flood-20111217,0,5126853.story Nearly six months after a record-breaking flood wiped out a fourth of the city's housing and left 11,000 people scrambling for shelter, the grim future that many feared has come to pass: The frigid winter has descended, and hardly anyone is securely back home. City officials say that only about 10% of flooded families have been able to return to fully repaired homes. An additional 20% have been able to get enough windows, doors and heat to live in the ruined shells of their houses through the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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