In one of the strangest flood seasons I have ever witnessed, the Red River Valley has been on the rise in Fargo North Dakota despite freezing temperatures.The peek water level was actually lowered a bit from original estimates last week as the bulging river slowed with weather in the 20's F. Springtime here in the Midwest has been a roller coaster ride of having golf courses open one day, and then snow the next.
I guess what surprises me most is that people are willing to construct homes that are in the flood plane. This type of event happens every few years, and on a massive scale every 10 years.
The river, which usually flows about 4 mph, is running between 12 and 16 mph, said Deputy Mayor Tim Mahoney (web site is down). A number of neighborhoods here and on the Minnesota side of the river remained under evacuation, though federal officials had been pressuring to evacuate the entire city.
