Warrior 2012 commit Dustin Adams lost his home due to the flooding in North Dakota

About how he's focused on football to in the middle of the disruption in his life, Dustin Adams said:
"I'm focused on football. That's the only normalcy I get around here nowadays." (HSA)


Dustin said that the overflowing Souris River flooded parts of Minot, North Dakota, where more than 4,000 homes "took in water" when:
"the dikes that were built a long time ago were over-topped. A lot of houses flooded. Most of them are going to be gone." (HSA)


About how he was told that the waters reached the roof of his family's home, Adams said:
"They have to pump water back over the dikes. It's going to take some time." (HSA)


About how his family where one of the estimated 90% of Minot homeowners without flood insurance, where the Souris hadn't overflowed into Minot in 42 years, Adams said:
"It was one of those things where people were led to believe this could never happen again. Once it happens, you can't buy last-minute insurance." (HSA)


About how a plan for the government to buy the damaged properties will not happen, Adams said:
"There isn't that kind of money sitting around Washington, I suppose." (HSA)


About how his stepfather, mother, younger brother, and he are living at his girlfriend's home, Adams said:
"We might be here for a while." (HSA)


HSA Note: "His stepfather works in a hospital. His mother works in a bank. Their jobs were not affected."


About how several middle schools were severely damaged but his high school was spared by the flooding, Adams said:
"Our football season will go on as normal. Hopefully, that is one thing that will stay normal in this whole thing." (HSA)


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