This time of year the FM area is usually running around in organized chaos fighting the river or prepping for it at the very least. Sandbagging is usually covered on every media outlet from radio to TV to our various Facebook accounts. We have made national news too often for our flood fights and as such we all brace ourselves for spring thaw. This year, we are having the most bizarre weather I have personally ever witnessed for our area and I must say, I don't mind one bit. Though some think it might be a hint at the whole 2012 world ending thing...
We have had unseasonably warm winter weather and now the same for spring. This means we had a brown Christmas and usually our snow hits around Halloween and sticks. Blizzards and spring rains usually put us into emergency preparedness and dividing into sandbagging teams at locations across the cities including the Fargodome. (That link will show you a timelapse of 20 minutes worth of sandbagging in 2009. Keep in mind we were at it round the clock that year.)
So imagine all us families in the region with little to no sandbagging on the horizon. We aren't entirely sure what to think of it other than YAY! This week's forecast looks like there will be many chances at walks and a few trips to the parks (if we can find dry playgrounds! --it still rains in the spring silly people).
Enjoy your chances for some outdoor playtime and cross your fingers for it to last a while for us too! I kind of like this whole, not sandbagging this time of year....We might even get to go biking along the river this spring and summer!! Seriously, I never looked at that ruler graphic on that last link before and just look where 'flood stage' is and where we peaked in 2009...Damn but we did more amazing of a job than I ever comprehended.
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