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2. 1997 Red River flood - Wikipedia

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   Grand Forks after a levee overtopped and Grand Forks was evacuated. Water reached areas more than two miles (3 km) inland from the Red River, requiring evacuation of all of East Grand Forks and 75% of Grand Forks. School was cancelled in both cities for the remainder of the term, as were classes at the University of North Dakota. [9]

3. Flood management - Wikipedia

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   Flood mitigation is a related but separate concept describing a broader set of strategies taken to reduce flood risk and potential impact while improving resilience against flood events. As climate change has led to increased flood risk an intensity, flood management is an important part of climate change adaptation and climate resilience .

4. Grand Forks, East Grand Forks aren't expecting major ... - AOL

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   Feb. 22—GRAND FORKS — Flood preparation has started in Grand Forks, says Todd Feland, Grand Forks city administrator. As the National Weather Service predicts a minor to moderate flood risk ...

5. National Flood Insurance Program - Wikipedia

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   Participation in the NFIP is based on an agreement between local communities and the federal government that states that if a community will adopt and enforce a floodplain management ordinance to reduce future flood risks to new construction in Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHA), the federal government will make flood insurance available within the community as a financial protection against ...

6. Expert: 'More needs to be done.' Flooding mitigation plan ...

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   An expert said Waverly needs a flood mitigation plan in place to prevent future loss of life following catastrophic flooding.

7. East Grand Forks, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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   A residential neighborhood in East Grand Forks flooded in late April 1997. East Grand Forks, along with Grand Forks, was heavily damaged by a major flood in 1997. The entire city was under a mandatory evacuation and almost no homes were spared damage. After the flood, several neighborhoods had to be demolished because of damage.

8. Pat Owens - Wikipedia

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   Patrica A. Owens (March 17, 1941 – July 23, 2024) was an American politician who was the mayor of Grand Forks, North Dakota, during the flood that devastated the city in April 1997. She actively lobbied then-president Bill Clinton for funds to rebuild the city and construct a permanent flood protection system for the city and neighboring East ...

9. PA creates flood mitigation task force. What it will do, and ...

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   Governor Josh Shapiro, center, joined by local elected official to ceremonially sign House Bill 735 on Monday, Dec. 4 2023. HB 735 establishes the Flood Insurance Premium Assistance Task Force.