Flood Call 1892

This file contains several calls. First, a caller from UND asked for advice on how to tell his mom that he does not need to evacuate. The second caller asked about flood and road conditions in the area. The operator tells her that the dike at the Kennedy Bridge will likely not last much longer.

Date	April 18th 1997, 6:32 pm
Duration	81 seconds
Channel	24
Direction	incoming call
Abstract By
Tagged As	University of North Dakota (UND) US Highway 2 Kennedy Bridge

Transcript

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My mom called me and she said she wants me to go home, but I just need to convince her
that it's not a big deal to stay here.
How about you and Dee here?
Okay.
So what should I tell her?
What do you think?
Well, where do you live?
Where does she live?
Congo.
She's all, you know, paranoid and stuff.
I don't know if it's any better there than here, but just a minute.
Law enforcement center?
Yes, I just have a question about the river.
Okay.
Where my husband and I are heading out tonight coming from, Wisconsin, is the river passable there?
Go ahead.
Just a moment, please.
Stand by.
Which road would you be coming in on?
On Highway 2.
Right now, it still is.
However, they've abandoned the dike at Kennedy Bridge, so I don't know how long that's going to last.
And where's Kennedy Bridge?
Between Grand Forks and East Grand Forks.
Okay, so by tomorrow afternoon it's possibly and possibly not, huh?
Yeah, it could be impossible by tonight even.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
So where else is there a place by the pass, across the river?
The only other place would be up in Canada.
All the bridges in Grand Forks, or in this area, are all closed.
Okay, so can I call back when we get closer and find out?
Sure.
And where's the best place to head north if we have to go north?
Um, I guess I'm not really sure.
Um, you might want to call East Grand Forks and check with them or Polk County.
Okay.
Okay?
Thank you.
Are you still there?
Uh-huh.
Okay, um, I guess I can't advise you whether you should stay or not.
Well, do you think there's any danger?
Yes, there could be.
Uh-huh.
Okay.
Okay?