Pictures of Fargo/Moorhead flood today, and The Onion article

[uppityperson]

Red River floodwaters engulf two homes Friday near Woodlawn Park in Moorhead. The photo looks east from Fargo as the river eclipsed its all-time high of 40.1 feet. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor


Water stands on the road Friday at 12th Avenue South and Elm Street in Moorhead. Carrie Snyder / The Forum


Volunteers from Valley Water Rescue watch as a home burns in Oakport Township. Associated Press


Snow falls as scores of volunteers construct a dike Friday to hold back the rising Red River in Fargo. Thousands of shivering, tired residents got out while they could and others prayed that miles of sandbagged levees would hold. Associated Press


Trucks dump sand so sandbaggers can keep rolling Friday at the Fargodome. David Samson / The Forum


Sandbags are stored on pallets and readied for delivery during the massive sandbag production operation at the Fargodome. David Samson / The Forum

From 1997, but good for today also:
http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/north_dakota_flooding?utm_source=EMTF_Onion

North Dakota Flooding Reminds People Of North Dakota's Existence

FARGO, ND—Flood waters reached record highs throughout North Dakota Tuesday, causing millions in property damage and reminding non-North Dakotans of the existence of the low-profile Great Plains state. "I've never been to North Dakota," said San Francisco-area investment banker Gabriel Bennett. "But I saw that movie about it." Phoenix housewife and mother of three Sheila Raines expressed similar recollection: "Isn't that where Mount Rushmore is, or is that the other one?" Once flood waters recede, North Dakota is expected to return to obscurity until February 2012, when all of its residents will perish in an ice storm.

[omega minimo]

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[uppityperson]

2. !

[omega minimo]

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i'm sorry they got some on you, uppity ...


oh i meant the septics

[uppityperson]

4. Thanks, but I moved out a while back. Family/friends still there though. More picts...

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Fargo-Flooding/ss/events/sc/032409fargoflooding

Edited to add brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[newfie11]

5. I wish people would learn about their country!

North Dakota where Mt Rushmore is???? DUH!!!!!!! Try South Dakota. Also the area around Medora is not all flat.

[orleans]

8. that last bit is from the onion--it's supposed to be funny/parody

if you're not familiar with their papers or website you should check it out. they have some pretty hysterical things up.

[ColbertWatcher]

6. Great photos! Thank you for posting. n/t

[sweetpotato]

7. Wet and cold. miserable.

I'm so sorry.

[provis99]

9. North Dakota: Cold, poor, desolate, and flat

But on the upside, it is full of hot blonde Norwegian viking babes.

[uppityperson]

12. Eastern part of the state is rather flat. But full of hot blonde norwegian dudes!

[malaise]

10. Amazing photos

They're showing video on GEM$NBC.

Is the cold helping or hurting?

[uppityperson]

11. The cold helps since the snow isn't melting/adding to ground water.Pict of Ntl Guard...

Still, brrrrrr.
National Guard: National Guard personnel walk in the high icy floodwater as the Red River continues to rise, Saturday, March 28, 2009, near Fargo, N.D., as they try to evacuate residents.