Officials in Fargo, ND and in Minnesota pleaded for volunteers to help with sandbagging after a storm on Sunday increased the threat of flooding in an area already expected to be swamped by a record river crest.
The National Weather Service said the Red River, which is on the border between North Dakota and Minnesota, was about 3 feet above its flood stage of 18 feet in Fargo on Sunday. The river was expected to crest between 39 feet and 41 feet in the Fargo-Moorhead area by Friday, a day earlier and a foot higher than projected.
City officials originally planned to fill more than 1 million sandbags, but now they believe they need nearly 1.9 million bags.
My brother (along with his wife & dauther), live in Moorhead and are in the process of sand-bagging around their entire home, along with all their neighbors. When talking with my brother this morning, he was standing out on the road in front of their home with the water already up to his knees.
Please keep all these individuals & families in your prayers. They have a long road ahead of them. Volunteers are always needed if you have the time & capability, as well as donated supplies & clean-up when all is said and done.
