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Flood — Cass, ND

Apr 8, 1997

Property Damage
$100.0M

Record levels on the Sheyenne River forced the closing of Interstate 29 near Harwood. New records were set on the Sheyenne at Kindred on the 8th, West Fargo on the 9th, and Harwood on the 10th. The 600 people of Harwood, inside a newly constructed ring dike, could only leave by boat.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5591881). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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