Immediately, I think that everybody needs to remember too, what we faced here was historic. It was catastrophic. The big Sioux river coming in at almost seven and a half feet over its historic crest is unprecedented. And that McCook Lake, regardless on if the city had implemented its emergency operations plan or not, was going to get flooded regardless, and that the city tried to make … (04:34–04:42)
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Asserts that the Big Sioux River exceeded its historic crest by nearly seven and a half feet.
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