Reply #3: In 1997, Grand Forks was flooded [View All]

[Qanisqineq]

when the levies broke (if I recall correctly). Then there was a fire downtown and many buildings were lost. Fargo also flooded but Grand Forks was much worse off.

There was also a lot of overland flooding and I remember a young mother across the river in MN died when it overtook her and her child. I believe her car got stuck and she had to get out and walk but the water was coming too fast. I also know a mother and daughter further west of the Red River who were driving in the early morning. Little did anyone know that flooding had literally taken out part of the road and their vehicle couldn't stop fast enough and they died.