mt. marcy

The temperatures have gone below freezing again, which slows the anticipated Red River flooding in Fargo. This has given volunteers time to build the dikes up to 43 feet. The river is expected to crest at 41-42 feet there. The question now is, will the man-made dikes/levees hold? The crest is supposed to last 3 to 7 days. So when you have thousands of pounds of water pushing up against piles of sandbags for a week, the integrity of the dike is challenged and the sandbags take a beating. The city is arresting curious people who want to walk on top of the dike to see the river. Here is one CNN reporter that got locked up.