Fargo-Moorhead exhales as Red keeps dropping

Surveying damage

Stores reopen and people get started with cleaning up the mess the river made.

Fargo-Moorhead: Soggy dikes, but guarded optimism

Checking the dikes.

A heavy snowfall over the region means there will be another crest coming by mid-April, officials said.

More from this series:

• Photo gallery: Scenes from Red River flooding, Monday
  Scenes from Red River flooding, Monday
• Making a difference during the Red River flood
  How one person understood the pain and suffering of a community dealing with a flood and did something about it.
• From Iraqi sand to sandbags
  Residents are more than happy to have a military presence in their flood-soaked neighborhoods.
• Red will crest again after big snowstorm
  How high the Red River goes is up for debate, but everyone's hoping the worst is over.
• First flood baby arrives in Fargo amid the chaos
  FARGO -- The first baby born in Fargo after the historic Red River crest of 2009 rested in his dad's arms Monday morning. Jackson Jay Wojahn, born at 3:22 a.m. on Monday, cooed from under a blue cap.
• Worries ebb, flow in towns downriver
  While ice jams caused problems in some towns, Grand Forks, E. Grand Forks are cautiously optimistic.
• Coming to grips with their ruin
  While most homes in Fargo and Moorhead stayed dry, rural residents along the Red River began tallying losses - physical and emotional.
• Reporter's Notebook: One day in the Red River Valley
  Matt McKinney shows you a flyover of the flooding, a big pump brought in to help, and a rescue of an 85-year-old man.
• Twitter: Flood tweets
  Star Tribune staffers and others are tweeting from the Red River Valley flood zone.
• Holding their breath in the Valley
  A soaked school, a brewing blizzard and ice jams offset the good news of a lower Red River. The flood fight is far from finished.
• Photo gallery: Scenes from Sunday's flood efforts
  A high school flooded after a dike was breached and good news finally came when the new river levels was announced. The river dropped almost a foot overnight.
• A comfort greater than dikes, sandbags and flood insurance
  The pastor of a riverside church said having a service at all on Sunday was "an act of defiance," a celebration in a time of trouble.
• Red River notebook
  Fargo city administrators said Sunday morning that they stand by their decision to limit evacuations to two inundated neighborhoods and to about 2,000 elderly and disabled residents.
• Photo gallery: Weekend brings no rest on levees
  Weekend efforts to hold back the Red River in Fargo - Moorhead and Grand Forks.
• Red still in flux as cities survive a record crest
  Anxiety levels dropped along with the Red River Saturday as Fargo and Moorhead survived a history-making crest -- at least for now.
• Fargo/Moorhead Record: 40.82 Feet
  After reaching an all-time high at 40.82 shortly after midnight, the Red had slowly slipped to 40.65 feet in Fargo and Moorhead at 12:15 p.m. That's still three-quarters of a foot higher than the Red has ever reached in recorded history. See this Panoramic view from the Moorhead Center Mall parking ramp.
• Where flood crest predictions come from
  Star Tribune reporter Bill McAuliffe sets out to find where water crest prediction numbers come from. The US Geological Survey has the answer.
• Throughout the night, a family stands firm
  One family battles the Red and wonders how long it can hold out.
• Fargo mayor: In the eye of the storm
  Fargo's mayor earned his stripes during the 1997 flood, but now there are no guarantees.
• Red River drops below 40 feet, the lowest depth since Thursday
  The river dropped below 40 feet this afternoon, reaching the lowest depth since Thursday. The river has continued its steady decline through the day, falling nearly a foot after peaking at 40.82 feet Saturday.
• Flooding in Oakport Township
  Find out how some of the residents north of Moorhead are coping with the flood.
• Photo gallery: Friday along the Red River
  Friday's efforts to hold back the Red River.
• Fargo-Moorhead crest is now expected on Sunday; 'We're just holding our breath'
  So far, so good, but Fargo and Moorhead brace for Sunday's historic crest of the Red River of the North.
• Sodden Fargo-Moorhead evacuees have places to rest
  Preparing for a deluge after the deluge, the Red Cross has opened five area shelters to house flood victims.
• It's high time to head for higher ground
  For Fargo-Moorhead residents nearest the floods, Friday was the day to get out or take your chances.
• How you can help
  The American Red Cross needs cash donations to provide food, housing and other services to victims as well as meals to volunteers. Call 1-800-REDCROSS to make cash donations or go online to tinyurl.com/cdnwm8.
• If the dike breaks
  Water woes are affecting home owners away from the Red River, too. A south Fargo neighborhood is fighting to keep Rose Creek contained.
• Leaving behind a flooded home
  Homes in the Forest River neighborhood in Fargo give way to rising flood waters. One family leaves their flooded home behind. Video provided by homeowner.
• Coast Guard helicopter rescues flood victims
  The U.S. Coast Guard HH-6575 "Dolphin" rescues six people during the Red River flood in Fargo, N.D., March 25, 2009.
• Emergency shelter for pets opens
  The Fargo-Moorhead Humane Society set up an emergency animal shelter at the Red River Valley Fairgrounds.
• Nursing homes evacuate
  City officials praise the pre-emptive move to keep residents out of harm's way.
• Nursing home evacuates 400
  400 residents of the Eventide Senior Living Community in Moorhead are relocated to facilities outside flood danger.
• New Red River flood forecast: Record crest; many in area are being asked to evacuate
  With the Red River's crest expected to hit an all-time high, officials urged some Fargo-Moorhead residents to leave and others to get ready to go.
• Fargo, Moorhead: Little aid after '97 flood
  Cities worst hit in 1997 got help shoring up defenses, but others didn't.
• Briarwood fights on
  Residents of the Briarwood neighborhood south of Fargo battle the rising Red River one bag at a time.
• Photo gallery: Flooding preparations in North Dakota
  Red River flooding: Thursday, March 26, 2009
• Oak Grove braces for the worst
  Residents of the Oak Grove neighborhood in Fargo, N.D., are waiting anxiously for the Red River to reach its crest.
• Scenes from a freezing flood
  Temperatures drop, snow falls and winds rage, hampering flood fight efforts in the Red River Valley.
• Iraqi refugee family finds a home, safety and sandbags to fill
  Sandbag diary: a family's journey from Baghdad.
• Holding ground against the water
  Doug and Mike Stensgard of Fargo, ND rely upon what they learned in the flood of 1997 to wage a hearty battle against the rising waters.
• Graphic: Follow the Red
  Click markers for flood readings and forecasts.Zoom in to see detail about evacuation zones and other details in Mooorhead.
• 'It's just stuff'
  Residents of Wolverine, MN have never seen flood waters this high. Even though her home is surrounded by water, Mary Ann Olthoff finds a way to be optimistic.
• In Fargo, a race against the river
  Flood-fighters in and around Fargo, N.D., continued to fill sandbags, build dikes and plan for evacuations this morning after a dire new forecast called for the Red River to swell to its highest level ever by Saturday.
• Rising water is closing Minnesota roads
  Rising flood waters in western Minnesota have begun triggering road closures in that part of the state.
• Predator drone is on patrol, taking aerial surveys of area
  The flood fighters in the Red River have added a high-tech weapon to their arsenal this year.
• Blog: See the Weather Watchers' posts and photos
  Our statewide bloggers talk about current conditions.
• Blog: Bill McAuliffe blogs from Breckenridge
  Our statewide bloggers talk about current conditions.
• Your photos: Share your weather photos+video
  Share your photos of winter's beauty and wrath.
• Want to help flood-fighting efforts in Fargo and Moorhead?
  Here's how to help.
• Photo gallery: Flooding in Minnesota, North Dakota
  Hundreds of volunteers showed up to fill sandbags in Breckenridge, Minn.
• Get ready Fargo-Moorhead
  Residents in the Fargo-Moorhead area get ready for the flooding. Some areas north of Moorhead are already experiencing the mighty waters of the Red River.
• 'You've been through it so many times and you can only do so much.'
  
• Animals avoid floodwaters at Wahpeton zoo
  In 1997, most animals at the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton, ND were moved off-site to avoid floodwaters. History will not repeat itself this year thanks to planning by the city and zoo staff.
• Breckenridge hopes the worst is over
  Residents of Breckenridge, Minn., are cautiously optimistic that the worst of the flooding is over.
• Red River Valley: Snow adds to the pain
  Heavy snow falling on Fargo-Moorhead and other parts of western Minnesota and North Dakota is expected to complicate efforts to build dikes to hold back flooding from the swollen Red River.
• Are you volunteering in the Red River Valley?
  
• Amtrak to skip some flood cities
  Amtrak says it's detouring its Empire Builder around three North Dakota communities for at least a week because of flooding. Spokesman Marc Magliari says the communities of Devils Lake, Grand Forks and Rugby will not have Amtrak service until further notice.
• No man is an island, but his house is one
  A house built in 1902 on the high plains of northern Minnesota became an island in an inland sea on Tuesday, thanks to the rising waters of the Buffalo and Red rivers.