Flooding At Williston Possible -- Heart of the Bakken, North Dakota, USA

US Highway 85 south of the river, just after crossing the bridge has water almost up to the edge of the road. If this road were to flood, it would be a huge challenge for the oil industry.

Link here.

Hallesy was also asked what would trigger action to protect U.S. Highway 85 south of Williston, where Missouri River water is nearly to the road.

Hallesy said he was told by officials from the state Department of Transportation that actions to protect the road would be triggered "once the water touches the white stripe" on the edge of the road. [That seems a bit late to me.]

When I was there a couple of weeks ago, I thought "we" had been through the worse, but now I'm not so sure having seen the snowpack in the Rockies that has yet to melt.