Minnesota Flooding - Spring 2009

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Getting help

• Floods: Protecting Your Health
  MDH flood page with information on drinking water, wells, mold, food safety, psychological first aid, and other flood issues.
  
  
• ECHO Flood Alert - Fargo/Moorhead Area
  Evacuation preparation and action steps in Spanish, Kurdish, Bosnian-Serbian-Croatian, Somali, and English. Non-MDH link
  New 3/31
  
  
• Minnesota Recovers
  Minnesota's Official Disaster Information Center Non-MDH link
  
  
• FEMA Flood Response
  Resources to help you prepare or recover from floods. Non-MDH link
  
  
• Flood Preparation
  Resources from Minnesota Department of Homeland Security to help you prepare for flooding. Non-MDH link
  

MDH Situation Summaries

• Spring Flood 2009 - Situation Summary #6
  MDH efforts are shifting toward recovery efforts and a focus on behavioral health and environmental health issues and needs.
  Monday, April 6th.
  
  
• Spring Flood 2009 - Situation Summary #5
  Emergency operations centers are considering standing down between crests.
  Thursday, April 2nd.
  
  
• Spring Flood 2009 - Situation Summary #4
  Tuesday, March 31st.
  
  
• Spring Flood 2009 - Situation Summary #3
  Saturday and Sunday, March 28th and 29th
  
  
• Spring Flood 2009 - Situation Summary #2
  Wednesday, March 25
  
  
• Spring Flood 2009 - Situation Summary #1
  Monday, March 23
  

Fact Sheets for Healthcare

• Information for Hospitals Regarding Patients Evacuated/Transferred From MeritCare Health System
  
  
• Information and Guidelines for Facilities Impacted by Spring Floods

News Releases

• Minnesota Recovers: Flood-related news releases and advisories
  
  
• March 24: Private water well owners urged to take precautions - both before and after a flood
  Other health-related precautions also recommended.
  
  
• March 20: State Agency Offers Critical Flood Information
  Pre- and Post- Flood Details Available to Homeowners, Employers from Minnesota Department of Public Safety. Non-MDH link

Fargo/Moorhead Flood Conditions

• City of Moorhead Flood Information
  Where to request help; how to reduce flood damage; maps of dike locations, evacuation areas and road closures; and videos of press conferences.
  
  
• City of Moorhead Flood Blog
  Up-to-date information on flood activities.
  

• NDSU "Fargo Flood" Homepage
  Geologic, hydrologic, and historic information on flooding in the Fargo region, as well as a great graphic showing the flood waters rising in 2009. Non-MDH link
  
  
• City of Fargo Flood Information
  Information on volunteering, current flooding conditions, floodplain maps and levee locations, and information on protecting your home. Non-MDH link
  
  
• NWS Red River at Fargo
  Current river stage and 7 day predicted levels. Non-MDH link
  
  
• North Dakota State University Flood Forecast Tool
  Neat mapping tool. Non-MDH link
  

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