Flood Call 133

Caller said she was calling from a radio station somewhere north of Grand Forks. She asked which areas fell under the mandatory evacuation, and the dispatcher explained which areas were affected, including two new evacuation areas that had been added just before six that morning.

Date April 18th 1997, 6:46 am
Duration 143 seconds
Channel 25
Direction incoming call
Abstract By Lucas Amundson
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Yes, I'm calling from a radio station just north of you folks.
I was wondering if I could just have a clarification, since I don't know the exact roads, you know,
in Grand Forks like you guys do.
For this mandatory evacuation area, okay, this includes the Lincoln Park area east of
Reeves Drive from 13th Avenue to 8th Avenue?
Ah, yes.
Okay, now that's one area.
And then is there a second area?
Yeah, there's two more areas in the Central Park area.
Two more areas that have been added to this map?
Yes.
Okay, and those areas?
Um, Central Park evacuation is anyone living south and east of Minnesota Avenue and south
and east of 400 Reeves Drive.
Okay, so these, and when did these two neighborhoods get added onto this?
Um, it was just before 6th or 20th.
Okay, two more neighborhoods.
The Central Park area, this includes all residents living south and east of Minnesota Avenue
and then south and east of Reeves Drive?
400 Reeves, yes.
400 Reeves Drive?
Yeah.
Okay.
And then the other, the third area is anyone north of Gateway Drive and east of 3rd Street North.
Okay, north of Gateway Drive and east of?
3rd Street North.
3rd Street North, and this is called the Riverside area?
Yeah.
And that also affects anyone north of Park Avenue in the Riverside area.
Do you say Riverside Park area?
Yes.
Riverside Park area?
Okay, can I just read these, just verify them?
Okay, two new neighborhood communities have now been added to it.
Now these are both mandatory evacuations?
Yes.
Okay, the Central Park area of Grand Forks residents living south and east of Minnesota
Avenue and south and east of 400 Reeves Drive.
Right.
Okay, and then also the Riverside Park area north of Gateway Drive, east of 3rd Street
North, and north of Park Avenue.
That's right.
Okay, okay.
Alrighty, thank you much.
You're welcome.