The flood was a slow-motion disaster, the underpinning of which was a series of blizzards during the previous winter. When the snow melted, the southern end of the Red River flooded. Rain followed, then a freeze. It took almost two weeks for the disaster to reach its zenith in Grand Forks, N.D. By then, the skies were clear, the temperatures warm, and the disaster immense.
Red River Flood, a look back and forward
Ten years after the Red River flood, the memories of long days and nights fighting water and fire have not faded. But some say the area has rebounded better than anyone would have thought.
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Mike Jacobs: Editor of the Grand Forks Herald.
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Lynn Stauss: Mayor of East Grand Forks.
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