Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
325 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...STEADY RAIN TO CONTINUE...
.LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY
SPINS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN
IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF BY TUESDAY NIGHT.
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WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN...
NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS...
FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA...
PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE...
FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO...
LANGDON...CAVALIER...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...GRAFTON...
NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...
MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...
ADAMS
325 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...CLAY...EAST BECKER...EAST
MARSHALL...EAST OTTER TAIL...EAST POLK...GRANT...HUBBARD...
KITTSON...LAKE OF THE WOODS...MAHNOMEN...NORMAN...NORTH
BELTRAMI...NORTH CLEARWATER...PENNINGTON...RED LAKE...ROSEAU...
SOUTH BELTRAMI...SOUTH CLEARWATER...WADENA...WEST BECKER...
WEST MARSHALL...WEST OTTER TAIL...WEST POLK AND WILKIN. IN
NORTH DAKOTA...BARNES...BENSON...CASS...CAVALIER...EASTERN
WALSH...EDDY...GRAND FORKS...GRIGGS...NELSON...PEMBINA...
RAMSEY...RANSOM...RICHLAND...SARGENT...STEELE...TOWNER...
TRAILL AND WESTERN WALSH.
* THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
* THE AREA HAS RECEIVED TWO TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST FEW
DAYS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
RAIN ENDS TUESDAY EVENING. SOME OVERLAND AREAL FLOODING REMAINS
POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
&&
$$
Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
921 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...
NORTH DAKOTA...
RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
RED RIVER AT EAST GRAND FORKS AFFECTING POLK AND GRAND FORKS
COUNTIES
RED RIVER AT OSLO AFFECTING MARSHALL...WALSH...POLK AND GRAND
FORKS COUNTIES
.RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. ONE HALF TO THREE
QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAIN IS POSSIBLE. THEREFORE...THE
POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS FOR FLOODING AT FARGO...EAST GRAND FORKS
AND OSLO. A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THESE LOCATIONS.
THE SEGMENTS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE RIVER FORECASTS FOR SELECTED
LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON`T DROWN...
- DON`T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!
- PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER
LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.
- LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TV
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS
THIS FORECAST DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR ICE JAMS THAT CAN
QUICKLY RAISE LOCAL RIVER LEVELS WITH LITTLE OR NO NOTICE.
&&
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921 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE RED RIVER AT EAST GRAND FORKS
* FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.1 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4768 9674 4807 9698 4810 9719 4767 9699
&&
DAILY 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:
DATE TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON
(MONTH/DAY) 05/21 05/22 05/23 05/24 05/25 05/26 05/27
RED RIVER
EAST GRAND FORKS 21.6 25.3 29.3 31.4 31.9 31.7 31.1
$$
Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
921 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...
NORTH DAKOTA...
RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
RED RIVER AT EAST GRAND FORKS AFFECTING POLK AND GRAND FORKS
COUNTIES
RED RIVER AT OSLO AFFECTING MARSHALL...WALSH...POLK AND GRAND
FORKS COUNTIES
.RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. ONE HALF TO THREE
QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAIN IS POSSIBLE. THEREFORE...THE
POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS FOR FLOODING AT FARGO...EAST GRAND FORKS
AND OSLO. A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THESE LOCATIONS.
THE SEGMENTS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE RIVER FORECASTS FOR SELECTED
LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON`T DROWN...
- DON`T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!
- PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER
LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.
- LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TV
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS
THIS FORECAST DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR ICE JAMS THAT CAN
QUICKLY RAISE LOCAL RIVER LEVELS WITH LITTLE OR NO NOTICE.
&&
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921 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE RED RIVER AT OSLO
* FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:15 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.8 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4810 9721 4807 9698 4846 9706 4848 9725
&&
DAILY 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:
DATE TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON
(MONTH/DAY) 05/21 05/22 05/23 05/24 05/25 05/26 05/27
RED RIVER
OSLO 21.9 24.3 27.0 29.9 32.4 33.0 32.9
$$
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Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
843 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...
RED LAKE RIVER AT CROOKSTON AFFECTING POLK COUNTY
TWO RIVERS RIVER NEAR HALLOCK AFFECTING KITTSON COUNTY
.RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN RED RIVER BASIN AND ASSOCIATED
TRIBUTARIES IN MINNESOTA. THE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT. THEREFORE...THE POTENTIAL STILL EXISTS FOR FLOODING
AT CROOKSTON AND HALLOCK ALTHOUGH REALIZED RAINFALL TOTALS HAVE
RESULTED IN LOWERING THE FORECAST CREST AT BOTH LOCATIONS. A FLOOD
WATCH CONTINUES FOR BOTH OF THESE LOCATIONS.
THE SEGMENTS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE RIVER FORECASTS FOR SELECTED
LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON`T DROWN...
- DON`T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!
- PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER
LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.
- LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TV
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS
THIS FORECAST DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR ICE JAMS THAT CAN
QUICKLY RAISE LOCAL RIVER LEVELS WITH LITTLE OR NO NOTICE.
&&
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843 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
THE RED LAKE RIVER AT CROOKSTON
* FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 7:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4779 9694 4771 9653 4785 9623 4785 9649 4794 9701
&&
DAILY 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:
DATE TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON
(MONTH/DAY) 05/21 05/22 05/23 05/24 05/25 05/26 05/27
RED LAKE RIVER
CROOKSTON 12.8 18.3 18.6 16.8 14.7 13.1 12.2
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
540 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
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WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-
NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-
SARGENT-RICHLAND-
540 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON AND OFF
THROUGHOUT TODAY AND TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
RANGE FROM A HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH AND THREE QUARTERS. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS FROM THE PAST DAY HAVE VARIED QUITE A BIT...BUT IF HEAVIER
ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS TODAY FALL AT THE LOCATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY
RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN...THERE COULD BE SOME PROBLEMS WITH LOCALIZED
LOW LAND FLOODING.
FLOOD WATCHES CONTINUE AT MANY LOCATIONS ALONG THE MAINSTEM RED
RIVER.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.
TOTAL RAIN AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. FLOOD WATCHES
CONTINUE FOR MANY LOCATIONS ALONG THE MAINSTEM RED RIVER.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
$$
JR
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