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• How to plan for flood
  It's tough to prevent damage in record breaking floods like Red River towns and cities are experiencing. But that doesn't stop flood management experts from trying.Midmorning, March 30, 2009
• New communication tools keep flood victims in touch
  People living through the flood of the Red River in the Fargo-Moorhead area are much more connected than they were during the last big flood in 1997. Kids especially, have found new ways to stay in touch with their family and friends.March 29, 2009
• Red River continues to recede
  The Red River continued its slow retreat Sunday after cresting a day earlier, dropping below record level to 39.88 feet.March 29, 2009
• Storm could dump 12 inches of snow in region
  A storm system making its way toward the upper Midwest in the next few days could dump as much as a foot of snow in some places.March 29, 2009
• AP Enterprise: Few in flood zone have insurance
  As the Red River crept within view of their backyard this past week, Denette and Billy Narum had an extra incentive to pray their sandbags held. Like most people in the flood zone, they have no flood insurance.March 29, 2009
• Let the waiting begin
  Now that the Red River is at or near its crest, the anxiety in Fargo-Moorhead has shifted to the resilience of the levees -- will they keep the river from washing through the cities?March 28, 2009
• Oakport goes into wait-and-see mode
  Many residents in the Oakport Township north of Moorhead are in waiting mode as the river levels continue to fluctuate. The water has been going down, so they're finished sandbagging. Now the focus is on keeping basements dry, conserving water, and staying safe.March 28, 2009
• Red River valley gets good news in new flood forecast
  Officials cautioned, though, that the area wasn't out of the woods, with the river expected to stay more than 20 feet above flood stage for several days.March 28, 2009
• In flood zone, predicting the Red is risky business
  Some in the Red River valley have expressed exasperation with flood forecasts that have been shifting frequently over the past several days. Forecasters acknowledge it's an inexact science.March 28, 2009
• Weather Service: Red River may have crested
  Fargo-Moorhead area residents got a dose of good news Saturday as the National Weather Service predicted the bloated Red River had crested and was headed down in the next week.March 28, 2009
• Despite rising flood waters, some residents are staying put
  In a relatively new neighborhood in Moorhead's Oakport Township, there's a pocket of about 40 homes that are nearest the water. This is an area just north of the city of Moorhead along the Red River. City officials have issued a voluntary evacuation order, but residents say they will stay to fight for their homes even if they issue a mandatory one.March 28, 2009
• News Cut Video: Flying over the Fargo-Moorhead flood area
  The Civil Air Patrol did an aerial damage assessment on Friday afternoon, March 28, 2009.March 28, 2009
• Despite rising flood waters, some residents are staying put
  Fargo's tired residents stared down a winter storm Monday expected to carry up to 14 inches of snow and wind-whipped waves that could worsen the flooding, bringing more gloominess in a city where people are growing increasingly frustrated with the drawn-out flood fight.March 28, 2009
• Fire, flood devastate town north of Fargo
  First the floodwaters hit. The water was so deep that more than 120 people had to be rescued by boat. Then a home caught fire and burned to the ground.March 27, 2009
• Slideshow: Rising crests and evacuations
  Many residents of Moorhead, Minn., and Fargo, N.D., spent Friday and Saturday evacuating their homes.March 27, 2009

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