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HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL FORECAST DISCUSSION
NWS NORTH CENTRAL RIVER FORECAST CENTER TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
1007 AM CST SUN NOV 1 2009
...Precipitation...
Precipitation fell across the northern third of the NCRFC region
during the past 24 hours. Across North Dakota...Minnesota and
northwestern Wisconsin the rain changed to snow. Water equivalents
in these areas were genterally less than a tenth of an inch
although isolated readings of a quarter inch or so were received.
Across Michigan rain fell...with the heaviest amounts falling in
the eastern upper peninsula where a half to three quarters of an
inch were reported. Across lower Michigan amounts were a tenth of
an inch or less.
Rain and or snow is forecast from the Minnesota arrowhead...
across the upper peninsula and far northern lower Michigan as
well as portions of Wisconsin. Water equivalents should total less
than a quarter inch.
Monday into Tuesday most precipitation is expected to remain over
Michigan where a tenth to quarter inch water equivalent is
forecast.
Tuesday into Wednesday The entire region could see some
precipitation. Northern Iowa and southern Minnesota could receive
a quarter inch while the remainder of Minnesota and the upper
peninsula of Michigan could see a tenth of an inch. The remainder
of the precipitation should total less than a tenth of an inch.
...Hydrologic Conditions...
Flooding continues in the Red River of the North in the Fargo
area. In Iowa moderate flood levels are and will continue to
occur. Eastern Missouri and most of Illinois also have high
water levels. In Michigan the levels are staying below flood
stage that this time.
For additional and more in-depth information concerning river
forecasts...precipitation and all hydrometeorological information
in the NCRFC area of responsibility...please refer to the NCRFC
web page at: http://www.weather.gov/ncrfc
Emergency Call Back List: LNE ... BAC ... MMZ ... JDT
If no response from this list... call the DOH...SCH or HIC.
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