Flood Call 1826

A resident of 24th Street called for information on the voluntary evacuation of the city.

Date	April 18th 1997, 11:17 pm
Duration	40 seconds
Channel	24
Direction	incoming call
Abstract By
Tagged As	evacuation orders 24th Street

Transcript

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Law enforcement center, can I help you?
Yeah, I have a couple questions for you.
We live over on 24th street. Do you know where that is?
Yep.
Between MERS and Columbia road?
Yep.
We heard a rumor that you guys are going to let the dykes go?
They're asking for a voluntary evacuation of the entire city of Grand Forks at this time.
Okay, so do you think that we're going to be affected by the water?
Yes.
Definitely?
Yes.
Okay, and then this is my mom's house right now.
We live over on Northwestern Drive.
Okay.
On the university campus, and I know that 6th Avenue is full of water now.
Okay.
Is Northwestern Drive going to get water?
The whole city.
The whole city?
The whole city, yep.
Alright.
Okay, yep, bye.