Its inconceivable how much that has to suck. Glad to hear you got a shred of good news. It puts my struggles for today into perspective, good luck and hang in there.
4SPEED427 said
Apr 23, 2011
For anyone familiar with the area, there is another good live camera. This one is on Interstate 29 just one mile south of Customs. This view is looking north towards the border. I29 is a continuation of highway 75, the 4 lane from the border to Winnipeg that passes through Morris.
Since the camera gives still shots, I am not sure if this link will give you the same shot over and over or always an updated shot, if you know what I mean.
4SPEED427 said
Apr 23, 2011
Hmm, bad link. Not sure how to make it work
pontiax said
Apr 23, 2011
Carl Stevenson wrote:
Hmm, bad link. Not sure how to make it work
still capture thru tourism. saturday apr 23 2011
-- Edited by pontiax on Saturday 23rd of April 2011 10:20:18 AM
4SPEED427 said
Apr 23, 2011
Yup, but how did you get it to work?
I have a link in my favourites (which I copied) but that didnt' work.
pontiax said
Apr 23, 2011
chop off end files after"/" work backwards until it works then proceed forward. delete the "/"as well.
4SPEED427 said
Apr 23, 2011
How about this one?
If you get a map, to to the absolute top right hand corner and click on the gray rectangle for the camera.
This is a quote from our daily provincial flood report. I am excited to say the least. I don't know what the news will be exactly but it's exciting news, that is for sure.
"Water levels on many tributaries in the Red River basin are now declining, and weather conditions in the Red River Valley have been favourable. The forecasted peak for the Red River in Manitoba will be adjusted to reflect these more favourable conditions. It is anticipated that the revised forecast will be completed and posted online later today."
4SPEED427 said
Apr 23, 2011
Hemmed in by water or not, gotta make the best of a beautiful day!
Mom and son assemble the new BBQ, dad polishes the wheels on mom's new toy.
pontorquer said
Apr 23, 2011
Good to hear things are on the bright side... There must be alot of damage to all the electrical wiring under ground feeding highway lamps, houses ... ?
67Poncho said
Apr 23, 2011
Here is an email I got today but dated Apr 12/'11. Hope it works..........
The water has reached record levels north of Fargo-Moorhead and dozens of roads are under water making travel nearly impossible. MPR News sent photojournalist Ann Arbor Miller to get an aerial view of the flooding in the Red River Valley.
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North of Fargo, ND, USA Floodwaters are making travel difficult in much of the Red River Valley as dozens of roads are under water, including a portion of Interstate 29 north of Fargo. This image was taken near Harwood in Cass County on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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North of Fargo, ND, USA A flooded farm is seen from the air north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. The Red River was at 38 feet, 20 feet above flood stage. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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North of Fargo, ND, USA Another farm is seen in a rural area north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. As the River spread across the flat landscape of an ancient lakebed hundreds of rural residents found themselves surrounded by water. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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North of Fargo, ND, USA A bridge barely rises above the floodwaters north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. Dozens of roads were under water in rural areas in Cass and Clay counties making travel nearly impossible. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Floodwaters consume much of the Red River Valley in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US An extensive sandbag dike protects homes from the rising waters of the Red River in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US A lone strip of land remains untouched as floodwaters consume much of the Red River Valley in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Floodwaters surround a town in a rural area north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Floodwaters from the Red River near the Main Avenue and Center Avenue bridges which connect Fargo and Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011 (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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Near Oxbow, ND, US Homes are threatened by floodwaters near Oxbow, N.D., located south of Fargo, on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Floodwaters encroach upon the intersection of two roads in a rural area north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Several homes west of Fargo, N.D. near County Road 17 sit protected from rising floodwaters by sandbag dikes on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Farm fields nearly consumed by floodwaters from the Red River are seen in eastern North Dakota on Monday, April 11, 2011. The flood could threaten spring planting if waters take too long to recede. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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North of Fargo, ND, USA Floodwaters are making travel difficult in much of the Red River Valley as dozens of roads are under water, including a portion of Interstate 29 north of Fargo. Here, a lone cars heads south on I-29 on Monday, April 11, 2011. A stretch of interstate just north of this
4SPEED427 said
Apr 23, 2011
Yup, and when they are done with their water they ship it all to us!!
4SPEED427 said
Apr 23, 2011
ustream.tv camera should be live now
4SPEED427 said
Apr 23, 2011
We just got our good news! The predicted peak is lowered by a foot, It was supposed to be at best 2009, at worst it would be a foot over 2009. Now they say a foot lower than 2009 or at worst, 2009.
Also, the crest (peak) should be here by next Friday at the latest rather than 9 more days.
Ya-Hooooo! It's a start at least.
sixtywagon said
Apr 23, 2011
Thats good news for sure!!!
StriperSS said
Apr 24, 2011
You must feel relieved Carl. I hope things don't change again for the worst.
65sssd said
Apr 24, 2011
Can I say move! I'm sorry I wouldn't live like this. There isn't a bump to hide on when it's all flat. Good luck Carl.
Elroy said
Apr 24, 2011
Thats great news Carl ! Must be credit to the remediation work that was done there ??
Pontiacanada said
Apr 24, 2011
I hope they are right with this new flood forcast!
sixtywagon said
Apr 24, 2011
HMMM, Water seems higher today at the bridge, on the news web cam
4SPEED427 said
Apr 24, 2011
It's been 6-7" each 24 hours. Last night was 5". Still rising but slowing down.
4SPEED427 said
Apr 24, 2011
We have company right now.
It's keeping me from shooting mice. I don't want to scare them.
4SPEED427 said
Apr 24, 2011
Carl Stevenson wrote:
In 2009, we had two separate incidents involving 4X4's ending up about 75% submerged. People just don't seem to respect washouts.
I taped this around 7:30 tonight. It got quite a bit worse since then. Only about 1/2 hour ago two young kids came through it with their GMC 4X4. My neighbour was with me and we told them we didn't need any more incidents like that and explained they have NO idea what lies under the water. We also mentioned the letters R,C,M and P if we saw them around here doing it any more.
For those of you around here in 2009, you recall a kid sinking his Jeep when he was out playing on washed out roads.
Now he has a GMC extended cab 4X4 and today I had to explain to him in less than pleasant terms that doing that again this year (which he is) is not the most brilliant decision.
I was speechless. I was boating alongside the road when he pulled up and drove through a bad washout. He stopped to talk when I pulled the boat up on the road and got out of it. I don't think he was expecting the greeting he got.
Some guys....
67SD396 said
Apr 24, 2011
If I recall, he wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed?
4SPEED427 said
Apr 24, 2011
67SD396 wrote:
If I recall, he wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed?
Tremendous mechanical talent but doesn't seem to grasp safety real well...
http://www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info/cameras/pembina00001.jpg9
Since the camera gives still shots, I am not sure if this link will give you the same shot over and over or always an updated shot, if you know what I mean.
still capture thru tourism. saturday apr 23 2011
-- Edited by pontiax on Saturday 23rd of April 2011 10:20:18 AM
I have a link in my favourites (which I copied) but that didnt' work.
chop off end files after"/" work backwards until it works then proceed forward. delete the "/"as well.
How about this one?
If you get a map, to to the absolute top right hand corner and click on the gray rectangle for the camera.
http://www.dot.nd.gov/travel-info/
"Water levels on many tributaries in the Red River basin are now declining, and weather conditions in the Red River Valley have been favourable. The forecasted peak for the Red River in Manitoba will be adjusted to reflect these more favourable conditions. It is anticipated that the revised forecast will be completed and posted online later today."
Hemmed in by water or not, gotta make the best of a beautiful day!
Mom and son assemble the new BBQ, dad polishes the wheels on mom's new toy.
Good to hear things are on the bright side... There must be alot of damage to all the electrical wiring under ground feeding highway lamps, houses ... ?
Here is an email I got today but dated Apr 12/'11. Hope it works..........
April 12, 2011
Photos: Red River flooding from the air
The water has reached record levels north of Fargo-Moorhead and dozens of roads are under water making travel nearly impossible. MPR News sent photojournalist Ann Arbor Miller to get an aerial view of the flooding in the Red River Valley.
1
North of Fargo, ND, USA Floodwaters are making travel difficult in much of the Red River Valley as dozens of roads are under water, including a portion of Interstate 29 north of Fargo. This image was taken near Harwood in Cass County on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
2
North of Fargo, ND, USA A flooded farm is seen from the air north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. The Red River was at 38 feet, 20 feet above flood stage. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
3
North of Fargo, ND, USA Another farm is seen in a rural area north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. As the River spread across the flat landscape of an ancient lakebed hundreds of rural residents found themselves surrounded by water. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
4
North of Fargo, ND, USA A bridge barely rises above the floodwaters north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. Dozens of roads were under water in rural areas in Cass and Clay counties making travel nearly impossible. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
5
Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Floodwaters consume much of the Red River Valley in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
6
Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US An extensive sandbag dike protects homes from the rising waters of the Red River in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
7
Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US A lone strip of land remains untouched as floodwaters consume much of the Red River Valley in eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
8
Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Floodwaters surround a town in a rural area north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
9
Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Floodwaters from the Red River near the Main Avenue and Center Avenue bridges which connect Fargo and Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011 (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
10
Near Oxbow, ND, US Homes are threatened by floodwaters near Oxbow, N.D., located south of Fargo, on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
11
Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Floodwaters encroach upon the intersection of two roads in a rural area north of Fargo-Moorhead on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Several homes west of Fargo, N.D. near County Road 17 sit protected from rising floodwaters by sandbag dikes on Monday, April 11, 2011. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
13
Fargo-Moorhead, ND/MN, US Farm fields nearly consumed by floodwaters from the Red River are seen in eastern North Dakota on Monday, April 11, 2011. The flood could threaten spring planting if waters take too long to recede. (MPR Photo/Ann Arbor Miller) link to this photo
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North of Fargo, ND, USA Floodwaters are making travel difficult in much of the Red River Valley as dozens of roads are under water, including a portion of Interstate 29 north of Fargo. Here, a lone cars heads south on I-29 on Monday, April 11, 2011. A stretch of interstate just north of this
We just got our good news! The predicted peak is lowered by a foot, It was supposed to be at best 2009, at worst it would be a foot over 2009. Now they say a foot lower than 2009 or at worst, 2009.
Also, the crest (peak) should be here by next Friday at the latest rather than 9 more days.
Ya-Hooooo! It's a start at least.
You must feel relieved Carl. I hope things don't change again for the worst.
I hope they are right with this new flood forcast!
We have company right now.
It's keeping me from shooting mice. I don't want to scare them.
For those of you around here in 2009, you recall a kid sinking his Jeep when he was out playing on washed out roads.
Now he has a GMC extended cab 4X4 and today I had to explain to him in less than pleasant terms that doing that again this year (which he is) is not the most brilliant decision.
I was speechless. I was boating alongside the road when he pulled up and drove through a bad washout. He stopped to talk when I pulled the boat up on the road and got out of it. I don't think he was expecting the greeting he got.
Some guys....
Tremendous mechanical talent but doesn't seem to grasp safety real well...