Flood Call 316
The caller wants to know who she should call to find out of any potentially blocked roads on Highway 2, because she is leaving with her kids and doesn't want to run into any problems. The operator explains that she would have to contact the Emergency Operations Center, whose lines still aren't up, but the last information she heard was that the highway was fine. The operator seeks information from her colleagues, and explains that her sister came through on Highway 2 and said it was fine.
| Date | April 18th 1997, 11:19 pm |
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| Duration | 169 seconds |
| Channel | 25 |
| Direction | incoming call |
| Abstract By | Emily Mell |
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Transcript
The following transcript was automatically generated, and has not been reviewed for accuracy. It may contain errors.
head out on Highway 2 tonight.
What number could I call to find out if there's any roads blocked over any water or anything
like that?
Okay, Highway 2 is open last that we heard.
Okay, how far is Highway 2, because I'm going to be going with some kids and I don't want
to be on the road and run into water problems.
Okay.
Well, you could try this VOC number, but they're not hooked up yet, because they would know
the road.
I don't have a road report in here, just what I've been told that Highway 2 is still open,
so.
There wasn't no water?
No, this was, you know, this has been like an hour ago, so the last I heard that Highway
2 is fine after you got past like 42nd, because they've got it shut off on Gateway from Columbia
to 42nd.
Can you hold?
Okay, just hold on, sir.
Sir, I have other emergency calls.
Can you hold on, sir?
I'm sorry, can you hear me?
I can't hear you very well.
Where did you go?
I'm sorry, where did you say it shut off at?
Between Columbia Road and North 42nd Street.
There's a bank up there.
Okay.
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So it's 746-2685.
2685.
And that probably would be for like 15, 20 minutes, so.
15 minutes?
But you really don't think there's any problem with Highway 2?
Well, I know my, I have a sister that just got here like an hour ago, and she came on
Highway 2 from Devil's Lake, and there was no problem.
Oh, she came from, as far as Devil's Lake, and Devil's Lake doesn't have any problems
down there, because I'm going past Devil's Lake.
Okay.
A couple more, about another hour on the other side of Devil's Lake.
Okay.
I know from there, just from my personal experience, but that was an hour ago, and she didn't
have any problems, and it didn't look like there was going to be any, she said, but.
Okay.
I can't tell anyone that right now.
Okay.
Well, I think then at least I, at least have a better idea of packing up, and then I can
call this number.
Okay.
Thanks a lot for your assistance.
You bet.