The Doug and Emily Johnston's have evacuated their home. They may not have floodwater on the main floor but without power and septic it is tough to live there. When we moved out in '76 and '79 it was because we didn't have power or water - they came from my in laws across the yard. They had to leave when their basement filled.
Hildre's have lost their first dike around their farmyard. Today they were adding to the house dike to save their home.
Minot is to crest today and it will be about 2 days for the crest to arrive in Velva.
They have downgraded the weather, not the precipt anticipated, but still rainy weather.
The road to Karlsruhe (local vernacular: "The Lake Hester Road") has been sandbagged shut. That is needed to complete the diking system on the east side of Velva. Our champion nurse Connie will have to swim to work. I don't doubt for a minute that she would if it meant getting to work! We should all be that devoted.
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