Flood 2009: Area residents got the worst news possible-Fargo, Moorehead, Red River reaching record

March 26 – Area residents got the worst news possible Thursday: The Red River could reach a record 42 or 43 feet by the weekend. And the water might stay that high for seven days. Never before had anyone seen a flood of such magnitude.
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Both Fargo and Moorhead urged evacuations for several neighborhoods, and in an unprecedented move, patients were evacuated from all Fargo MeritCare hospitals as a precaution.

Residents throughout the area braced for the possibility of more evacuations.

But Fargo Mayor Dennis Walaker wasn’t giving up.

“We want to go down swinging if we go down.”

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