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Flooding ^ Severe Storm ^ Winter Storm - Fargo, N. D. , March 26, 2009 -- A volunteer carries sand bags towards the area on the East Dike in Fargo, North Dakota where a temporary levee is being built on the banks of the Red River. The Red River is expected to crest on Saturday at over 41 feet. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm ^ Winter Storm - Fargo, N. D. , March 26, 2009 --Thousands of sand bags wait for volunteers to build a temporary levee on the banks of the Red River. The Red River is expected to crest on Saturday at over 41 feet. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm ^ Winter Storm - Fargo, N. D. , March 26, 2009 -- Volunteers stand on the East Dike in Fargo, North Dakota helping to build a temporary levee on the banks of the Red River. The volunteers are using sandbags to build the levee. The Red River of the North is expected to crest on Saturday at over 41 feet. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Fargo, N. D. , March 27, 2009 -- The Salvation Army is providing food for volunteers in the Fargo Dome in Fargo, North Dakota where a temporary levee is being built on the banks of the Red River. The Red River is expected to crest on Sunday at over 41 feet. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Fargo, N. D. , March 26, 2009 -- Over 3 million sand bags were filled by volunteers in Fargo, ND in anticipation of the Red River flooding. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Flooding - Fargo, N. D. , March 24, 2009 -- Members of the North Dakota National Guard and civilian flood-fighting volunteers fill sandbags at the Fargodome in Fargo, N. D. , March 24, 2009. The sandbags are being used to block the rising waters of the Red River. (U. S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released)

Dam/Levee Break ^ Flooding ^ Winter Storm - Fargo, N. D. , March 29, 2009 --Volunteers from the Red River Valley and beyond work to fill sandbags in the Fargodome in preparation of upcoming storm. Over 300,000 sandbags were stockpiled on this day. Andrea Booher/FEMA

Dam/Levee Break ^ Extreme Temperatures ^ Flooding ^ Winter Storm - Fargo, N. D. , March 29, 2009 --Volunteers from the Red River Valley and beyond work to fill sandbags in the Fargodome in preparation of upcoming storm. Over 300,000 sandbags were stockpiled on this day. Andrea Booher/FEMA

Dam/Levee Break ^ Extreme Temperatures ^ Winter Storm - Fargo, N. D. , March 29, 2009 --Volunteers from the Red River Valley and beyond work to fill sandbags in the Fargodome in preparation of upcoming storm. Over 300,000 sandbags were stockpiled on this day. Andrea Booher/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Fargo, N. D. , March 27, 2009 -- Two young volunteers fill sandbags in the Fargo Dome in Fargo, North Dakota. The sand bags are being used to protect levees surrounding Fargo. The Red River is expected to crest on Saturday at over 41 feet. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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Title: Children helping with sand bags in Fargo, North Dakota

Production Date: 03/27/2009

Caption: Fargo, N. D. , March 27, 2009 -- Two young volunteers fill sandbags in the Fargo Dome in Fargo, North Dakota. The sand bags are being used to protect levees surrounding Fargo. The Red River is expected to crest on Saturday at over 41 feet. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Photographer Name: Patsy Lynch

City/State: Fargo, ND

Keywords: sand bags volunteers North Dakota flooding levee

Disasters: North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding (DR-1829)

Disaster Types: Flooding ^ Severe Storm

Categories: Preparations ^ Response ^ Volunteering

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label_outline Explore Fargo Dome, North Dakota Severe Storms, Sandbags

Dam/Levee Break ^ Extreme Temperatures ^ Flooding ^ Winter Storm - Cass County, N. D. , March 30, 2009 --Cass County Sheriff's Dept. , U. S. Fish and Wildlife and local Search and Rescue volunteers check on isolated residents in remote farm communities along the Wild Rice river. Andrea Booher/FEMA

Dam/Levee Break ^ Severe Storm ^ Winter Storm - Oxbow, N. D. , April 6, 2009 --Joe Shoemaker, a representative from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers discusses placement of sand bags in Oxbox, ND. with members of the Oxbow city engineers. Karl Berg, another representative from the Corps stands behind him. The Corps has been advising and assiting the residents of Oxbow with their flood preparations. Oxbow citizens are preparing for the possibility of additional flooding later in the week. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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Flooding ^ Winter Storm - Moorhead, Minn. , March 30, 2009 --Mennonite volunteers from International Falls, Minnesota, Jolene Miller and Heather Sunne help fill sandbags in Moorhead, Minnesota following the Red River flooding. Andrea Booher/FEMA

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