National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1225 PM CST MON MAR 7 2011

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

TO: FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAA WEATHER WIRE
SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS...AND PARTNERS...AND
NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM: ALLEN J. SCHLAG
SERVICE HYDROLOGIST

SUBJECT: CHANGE IN FLOOD STAGE AT WILLISTON ON THE MISSOURI
RIVER...EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2011.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK...ALONG WITH LOCAL
AND STATE PARTNERS HAVE REVISITED THE DEFINITION OF MINOR
FLOODING ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON. THE PREVIOUS
DEFINITION OF MINOR FLOODING WAS DEFINED AS 20.0 FEET OF STAGE.
HOWEVER...NO IMPACTS WERE NOTED AT THIS STAGE. THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WILL RAISE THE DEFINITION OF MINOR FLOOD STAGE
TO 22.0 FEET EFFECTIVE APRIL 1 2011.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT:

ALLEN SCHLAG

SERVICE HYDROLOGIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
2301 UNIVERSITY DRIVE BUILDING 27
BISMARCK ND 58504

PHONE: 701-250-4495
EMAIL: ALLEN.SCHLAG@NOAA.GOV

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