This is not good news for North Dakota and their large farming communities.
This morning I woke up to flooding in my backyard, not related to North Dakota flooding as I am about 2,000 miles away from there. Gratefully, I am not on the river, but many homes here are already flooded or compromised, many roads closed and septic tanks now being compromised. We expect to see FEMA soon who will be providing drinking water. (I have my own stored well water so hopefully I will not have to accept their fluoridated water.)
Mother Nature doing her thing, it's just man who is the fool for building homes so close to the river. The Indians had the right idea, being so mobile, just pack up the teepee and move to higher ground.
Dam Breaks, Residents of Small ND Town Evacuated
1 hr 13 mins ago
KATHRYN, N.D. – The North Dakota National Guard says residents have evacuated a small town because a dam has broken on a creek.
Guard Lt. Col. Rick Smith said everyone got out of the town of Kathryn during the morning Wednesday.
Kathryn has a population of about 50 to 55 people.
Smith said National Guard members went to help but residents had evacuated themselves after "they got the report of the dam breaking."
The Clausen Dam is on Spring Creek outside the town.
Kathryn is about 17 miles south of the town of Valley City, which is battling record high water on the Sheyenne River.
Spring Creek is a tributary of the Sheyenne River.
Slideshow (including Fargo thaw flooding) and article source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090415/...dwest_flooding