N.D. Waters Rise, But Crest Forecast Drops

In the midwest, the waters continue to rise, with nine major rivers now above flood stage.

Just south of Fargo, neighborhoods flooded and are surrounded by water. One positive sign: The Red River is now expected to crest on Sunday a half-foot lower than the initial forecast.

As the waters continue to rise one inch per hour, the number of closed roads goes up, too, reports CBS News' Heather Brown.

For Jon and Victoria Roise, the hard work to protect their home doesn't seem so bad when neighbors pitch in. They didn't even have to ask - everyone just came over.

Jon Roise didn't even know everyone when asked.

"These are the Davises. I just met them today," he said. "I haven't met him. I don't know his name - Steve, is it?"

It's the last day of waiting for the water to hit 37-and-a-half feet. The rescue boats are ready, but probably won't be necessary. People here have learned how to adjust.

Just south of Fargo, some neighborhoods are flooded and homes are surrounded by water. The only way people can get out is by boat. They just paddle up the road and then walk to their car.

Some places will be fine without dikes. At others, the water will touch the sandbags, but with the crest coming in lower than predicted, most believe water will stay out of the homes.

CBS Radio News Correspondent Steve Futterman reports that there have been some small breaches in the dykes and levees in the outskirts around Fargo, and new sandbags were being filled to support a levy in the southern part of the city.

Water is swiftly rising behind the Clausen Springs Dam, frustrating the 55 citizens in tiny Kathryn, N.D., who say nothing has been done to repair or replace the dam damaged by last year's flooding.

"We're just an itty-bitty town and we don't carry any clout," Mayor Dave Majerus said. "If that dam was above Fargo, there would be some concern and definitely something would get done."

For the most part, officials are waiting to see whether the levees and dykes hold over the weekend, Futterman reports.

Cass County Electric announced it has 4,000 sandbags available on a first-come, first-served basis. The company will deliver them anywhere in their service area, but you need to have someone to unload them. The bags are free and are on pallets. Call (701) 356-4400 if interested.

Officials say a major tributary of the Red River will likely cause more overland flooding over the next week.

The Sheyenne River is a tributary of the Red River, which flows north into Manitoba's Lake Winnipeg.

National Weather Service spokesman Bill Barrett said Saturday that the Sheyenne is about a foot over flood state at Lisbon and is just under a predicted crest of 21 feet at Kindred.

The Sheyenne joins the Red River near Harwood.

Cass County engineer Keith Berndt says the Sheyenne is forecast to stay at or near crest in the county for about a week, spilling water over to mostly rural areas west of Fargo.

Farmers Race to Harvest Corn Before Flood

Some North Dakota farmers are in a race to combine corn before fields are flooded.

Grain truck driver Dan Sheldon of Buffalo says corn is being harvested throughout eastern North Dakota. He says, "You got to get it when you can get it."

The corn was left in the field last fall due to early snow.

Duane Nitschke says corn was being combined across from his home in Argusville on Friday. Nitschke says he had never seen combines harvesting corn when the fields were surrounded by floodwater.

National Guard Soldiers Injured in Car Crash

CBS Affiliate KXJB reports a 22-year-old woman was arrested after she crashed her car into a truck driven by two North Dakota Air National Guard soldiers on flood patrol.

Police said the woman was driving at a high rate of speed when she rear-ended the pickup truck early Saturday. They said the woman was arrested for driving under the influence.

Police say the woman and a passenger in her car had non-life-threatening injuries. The soldiers also had minor injuries but were released at the scene of the crash.

No other details about the crash were immediately available.