Flood Warning
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
915 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
...THIS IS AN UPDATE TO EXTEND THE FLOOD WARNING FOR...
* THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
* THE RED RIVER AT OSLO AFFECTING MARSHALL...WALSH...POLK AND
GRAND FORKS COUNTIES
* THE RED RIVER AT DRAYTON AFFECTING MARSHALL...WALSH...KITTSON
AND PEMBINA COUNTIES
* THE RED RIVER AT PEMBINA AFFECTING KITTSON AND PEMBINA COUNTIES
.MINOR FLOODING EXPECTED FOR A FEW SITES ALONG THE RED RIVER DUE
TO RECENT RAINFALL.
THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST MAY INCLUDE ANY
PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 72 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON`T DROWN...
- DON`T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!
- PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.
- PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER
LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS
&&
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915 PM CDT WED MAY 22 2013
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL WEDNESDAY MAY 29...THE FLOOD
WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RED RIVER AT OSLO.
* FROM THURSDAY EVENING TO WEDNESDAY MAY 29...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 23.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 27.7 FEET BY SATURDAY MID-MORNING. THE RIVER WILL
FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
* THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST NEAR 27.7 ON SATURDAY MID-MORNING
DURING THIS 7-DAY PERIOD.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 30.0 FEET, MODERATE FLOOD STAGE.
&&
DAILY 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:
DATE THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED
(MONTH/DAY) 05/23 05/24 05/25 05/26 05/27 05/28 05/29
RED RIVER
OSLO 26.0 27.3 27.6 27.0 26.4 25.8 25.2
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
607 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-241115-
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-
607 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TONGUE RIVER
DOWNSTREAM OF RENWICK DAM IN PEMBINA COUNTY. A MAKESHIFT CLAY
LEVEE CONTINUES TO HOLD THE VERY HIGH WATERS AT THE DAM.
HOWEVER...THERE ARE OLDER DAMS UPSTREAM THAT COULD POSSIBLY FAIL
AND CAUSE THE WATER TO SPILL OVER AT RENWICK. A BREACH REMAINS
POSSIBLE.
AREAL AND RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES AT SOME SPOTS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE FARGO AREA.
REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AREAL AND RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES AT SOME SPOTS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE FARGO AREA.
REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...BUT LIGHTNING AND UP TO HALF AN
INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OVER A FEW DAYS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
SOME LOCATIONS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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