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April 9, 1997 - The National Weather Service has raised the projected crest on the Red River in Fargo Moorhead. It now stands at 39 to 39-and-one-half feet....a foot higher than the previous projection. The crest in Fargo is expected late Thursday or early Friday. The Red in Fargo this morning was at 35-point-59 feet. Flood stage is 17 feet. As Minnesota Public Radio's Hope Deutscher reports....people living along the Red River wasted no time in building up their dikes.
April 9, 1997 - State officials say that despite the communities ravaged by spring flooding, residents and county leaders can take hear that the federal disaster delcaration signed by the president means economic assistance is on the way. Minnesota Public Radio's Karen-Louise Boothe reports that while the money will help communities and individuals begin planning for clean-up and recovery...the number priority TODAY remains on the HUMAN needs of the flooding. State Emergency Services Director Jim Franklin says many towns and counties that have NOT been officially declared are calling to say they're worried they've been overlooked...but he offers this re-assur
April 10, 1997 - Some of the people who have been fighting floods in various parts of the region FINALLY got some GOOD news today. In the northwest, forecasters DOWNGRADED their crest projections for the Red River at Fargo/ Moorhead. In west central Minnesota people who live along the Minnesota river in towns like Montivideo and Granite falls are watching the water receed and moving ahead with clean up and damage assessment. Minnesota Public Radio's Mark Zdechlik reports... | D-CART ITEM: 6349 | TIME: 4:26 | OUTCUE:soc
April 10, 1997 - MPR’s Dan Gunderson reports on how Fargo-Moorhead learned they had as little as 36 hours to raise dikes by two feet because the Red River could go higher than earlier predicted. Hundreds of people worked through the night in an effort to beat the clock.
April 11, 1997 - Residents of Breckenridge are preparing for round two of their battle with the Red River. The river is expected to crest again this weekend, as the community is still trying to recover from a mix of floodwater, rain and a blizzard. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports... (nat of birds chirping)
April 11, 1997 - The state patrol has been using helicopters this week to rescue families stranded by flood waters. On Monday, Minnesota State Patrol pilot Gary Pierce helped rescue five farm families from homes with no power and cut off by flood water in the Red River Valley area. He says the hardest part was finding a place to LAND the helicopter. --------------------------------------------------------- | D-CART ITEM: 6514
April 11, 1997 - Vice president Al Gore toured parts of flood-stricken Minnesota and the Dakotas today. Joining him ... members of Minnesota's congressional delegation, FEMA representatives, and Lieutenant Governor Joanne Benson. We reached Lieutenant Governor Benson in Breckenridge, where the river is expected to crest this weekend. Lieutenant Governor Joanne Benson who spent the day touring flood ravaged areas along the Red River with vice president Al Gore. We reached her in Breckenridge. Sun 28-MAY 19:58:53 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
April 11, 1997 - It's a good bet residents up along the Red River Valley have been saying to each other all winter "How About that Weather?" We've almost lost track of the number of blizzards, and now the floodwaters have come. The Clay County Historical Society must have had some notion what was coming, because it had the foresight to organize an exhibit that opened in February called "How About that Weather?" Mark Peihl is the archivist. Mark Peihl (PEEL) is archivist for the Clay County Historical Society. The "How About that Weather?" exhibit is up for a year. You can see what the flooding looks like in Fargo-Moorhead from our website ... www.mpr.org. You can also see what the flood of 1897 did to the area. Sun 28-MAY 19:58:53 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
April 11, 1997 - The battle is far from over, but there is a feeling of optimism in Fargo Moorhead. Reverend Craig Hanson has been sharing his thoughts with us from his home on the banks of the Red River in Fargo. Today, the third installment of his Flood Diary finds him in bouyant mood. Reverend Craig Hanson lives in Fargo on the banks of the Red River Sun 28-MAY 19:59:03 MPR NewsPro Archive - Wed 04/11/2001
April 11, 1997 - The Mississippi River is expected to crest late this weekend or early next week between the Twin Cities and LaCrosse, Wisconsin. The river is already higher than it's been at any time in Minnesota since the record flood of 1965. The Coast Guard has closed the river to all boat traffic and bridges are threatened at Prescott, Wisconsin; Red Wing, and Wabasha. The National Weather Service has been warning of this flood for months and communities along the river have developed elaborate contingency plans. Barge operators are suffering high costs from being idled but as Minnesota Public Radio's Brent Wolfe reports, flooding along the Mississippi isn't expected to cause the widespread damage residents of northern and western Minnesota have faced. | D-CART ITEM: 6449 | TIME: 4:31 (WATER SOUND TO FADE AFTRWARDS, RUNS TO 5:1