50 years ago, 'The Black Hills Flood' devastated Rapid City, SD and killed 200+ people
Thursday marks 50 years since a record flash flood devastated the area of Rapid City, South Dakota, killing over 200 people.
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Thursday marks 50 years since a record flash flood devastated the area of Rapid City, South Dakota, killing over 200 people.
Fed-up families are learning more about how their city plans to help fix their flooded homes.
With the cause of the break still unknown, the city plans to work with a third-party consultant to investigate, and will allow homeowners in on the selection process.
"The city insurance is not enough and it's not going to be enough, and we want the city insurance payout and enough to cover to rebuild our homes because it shouldn't fall on us, period," homeowner Jennifer Snyder said.
Officials in Koochiching County say there are road closures and temporary evacuations in place amid rising flood water levels.
Gov. Tim Walz has authorized the national guard to provide flood support in northeastern Minnesota, a region which has seen successive amounts of rainfall and snow melt over the last few weeks.
Officials are advising inexperienced people to stay off rivers right now. If you do venture out, they say to make sure you're not alone, and be prepared if you end up upended and in the water.
Some Minnesota resort owners say the flooding right now is the worst they've seen in the decades they've been in business.
Near Voyageurs National Park, most docks are under water at area lakes and some 200 homes and resorts are at risk.
"When you start talking about historic bridges and stuff being damaged, you can kind of get an idea that it's more of a significant event than something we normally see," said NWS Meteorologist Brent Hewett.
Following days of severe weather and substantial rainfall levels, the National Weather Service has issued flood warnings for several areas in Minnesota.
A road near the Mississippi River will temporarily close in anticipation of flooding in the area.
Officials say that the rivers on the North Shore along Lake Superior are overflowing following significant rainfall totals amid the spring snowmelt season.
As severe flooding continues to impact Minnesotans, Gov. Tim Walz on Friday signed an executive order to authorize aid to farmers and support spring planting.
Gov. Doug Burgum declared a statewide emergency on April 25 after severe spring storms brought heavy rain and snowmelt that swelled creeks and rivers within the Sheyenne and Red River basins and flooded fields and closed some rural roads and state highways.
A Minnesota Army National Guard helicopter and crew moved two 5-ton pumps in place Friday to help lower floodwaters threatening an earthen dam in northeastern North Dakota.
Excessive rainfall has caused flooding in northeastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota where roads are closed and at least one small community is surrounded by water.
This weekend's rain and snowmelt are causing rivers to rise, prompting flood warning across northwestern Minnesota.
Officials in Beltrami County in northern Minnesota have issued a state of emergency due to flooding in the area.
Fast-rising waters quickly filled parts of northwestern Minnesota and the Dakotas over the weekend.
Any fears of an extended spring flooding season in the Red River Valley have been virtually eliminated thanks in large part to the soil-stained snow that helped absorb warmth from the sun, the National Weather Service said Monday in an updated briefing.
Melting snow might be good news for many Minnesotans, but for homes? Not so much.
Thousands drive past it every day, but it takes a bird's eye view to see the unique construction project happening along I-35W in south Minneapolis.
Communities are shoveling out after a weekend storm unleashed rain and snow across Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
Just as Minnesotans finish digging out, Mother Nature may throw a another curve ball, with temperatures expected to rise to the 40s or 50s mid-week.
