LAMOURE, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota National Guard is sending personnel and equipment to Cass County and the City of LaMoure to help with the fight against flooding.

The guard is sending up to 10 members, as well as trucks for hauling sandbags and a tactical vehicle for evacuation and rescue, to respond to emergency calls if needed beginning Saturday through April 14.

The North Dakota Department of Emergency Services is supplying barriers and sandbags to LaMoure to help deal with flooding from the James River as needed.

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The state Emergency Commission voted Friday to release $300,000 in contingency funds to cover immediate costs incurred by the National Guard, DES and other states agencies in response to this year’s flooding.
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.At 10 AM CDT Friday, April 5, 2019 the river level of the James River at Lamoure was 15.9 feet. The river is expected to remain near 16 feet through Saturday night, then slowly fall. Fluctuations of a couple tenths of a foot are possible, as sheet ice is restricting the flow underneath the bridge, not allowing the water to flow through. With high temperatures in the upper 50s Saturday through Tuesday, expect a gradual depletion of snow and runoff in the LaMoure area.

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The National Weather Service reports that James River ice jams south of Pipestem and Jamestown dams are causing the river level at the city of LaMoure to be about 4 feet higher than water flowing through the river.