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Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
959 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
  SO BR BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
  BUFFALO RIVER NEAR HAWLEY AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
  BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
  WILD RICE RIVER (MN) AT HENDRUM AFFECTING NORMAN COUNTY

.MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. AT THIS POINT THERE
IS SOME UNCERTAINTY OVER EXACTLY HOW MUCH RAIN WILL FALL AND WHERE IT
FALLS. THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WITH
THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. IF THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN DOES
FALL IT MAY PUSH SOME FORECAST POINTS ON THE BUFFALO AND RED RIVERS
BACK ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

 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.

&&

MNZ003-NDZ039-200259-
/O.NEW.KFGF.FL.A.0001.130520T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FGON8.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
959 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT FARGO
* FROM SUNDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  9:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SUNDAY EVENING.

&&

LAT...LON 4715 9673 4724 9683 4724 9694 4676 9689 4677 9671

&&

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT
(MONTH/DAY)         05/19  05/20  05/21  05/22  05/23  05/24  05/25

RED RIVER
  FARGO             17.0   19.2   20.7   21.0   20.4   19.3   18.1

$$



Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
959 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
  SO BR BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
  BUFFALO RIVER NEAR HAWLEY AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
  BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
  WILD RICE RIVER (MN) AT HENDRUM AFFECTING NORMAN COUNTY

.MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. AT THIS POINT THERE
IS SOME UNCERTAINTY OVER EXACTLY HOW MUCH RAIN WILL FALL AND WHERE IT
FALLS. THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WITH
THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. IF THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN DOES
FALL IT MAY PUSH SOME FORECAST POINTS ON THE BUFFALO AND RED RIVERS
BACK ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

 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.

&&

MNZ003-200259-
/O.NEW.KFGF.FL.A.0002.130520T1415Z-130524T1800Z/
/SABM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
959 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE SO BR BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN
* FROM MONDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT  8:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY LATE MONDAY MORNING.

&&

LAT...LON 4663 9666 4663 9650 4686 9657 4689 9670

&&

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT
(MONTH/DAY)         05/19  05/20  05/21  05/22  05/23  05/24  05/25

S. BUFFALO RIVER
  SABIN              7.8   11.7   13.4   13.1   12.0   10.7    9.4

$$



Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
959 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
  SO BR BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
  BUFFALO RIVER NEAR HAWLEY AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
  BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
  WILD RICE RIVER (MN) AT HENDRUM AFFECTING NORMAN COUNTY

.MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. AT THIS POINT THERE
IS SOME UNCERTAINTY OVER EXACTLY HOW MUCH RAIN WILL FALL AND WHERE IT
FALLS. THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WITH
THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. IF THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN DOES
FALL IT MAY PUSH SOME FORECAST POINTS ON THE BUFFALO AND RED RIVERS
BACK ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

 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.

&&

MNZ003-200259-
/O.NEW.KFGF.FL.A.0003.130520T0000Z-130525T1200Z/
/HWYM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
959 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE BUFFALO RIVER NEAR HAWLEY
* FROM SUNDAY EVENING TO SATURDAY MAY 25.
* AT  8:45 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY SUNDAY EVENING.

&&

LAT...LON 4701 9603 4692 9650 4684 9652 4680 9633 4690 9601

&&

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT
(MONTH/DAY)         05/19  05/20  05/21  05/22  05/23  05/24  05/25

BUFFALO RIVER
  HAWLEY             5.2    7.7    8.0    7.7    7.4    6.9    6.5

$$



Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
959 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
  SO BR BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
  BUFFALO RIVER NEAR HAWLEY AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
  BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
  WILD RICE RIVER (MN) AT HENDRUM AFFECTING NORMAN COUNTY

.MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. AT THIS POINT THERE
IS SOME UNCERTAINTY OVER EXACTLY HOW MUCH RAIN WILL FALL AND WHERE IT
FALLS. THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN WITH
THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. IF THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN DOES
FALL IT MAY PUSH SOME FORECAST POINTS ON THE BUFFALO AND RED RIVERS
BACK ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

 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.

&&

MNZ003-200259-
/O.NEW.KFGF.FL.A.0004.130520T1312Z-000000T0000Z/
/DILM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
959 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
  THE BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH
* FROM MONDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT  8:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY MONDAY MID-MORNING.

&&

LAT...LON 4715 9682 4704 9681 4689 9669 4684 9652 4692 9650

&&

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT
(MONTH/DAY)         05/19  05/20  05/21  05/22  05/23  05/24  05/25

BUFFALO RIVER
  DILWORTH           7.3   11.9   13.2   15.4   16.9   17.0   16.2

$$



Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
709 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-191215-
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-
709 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

...SEVERE STORMS AND HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS
MORNING. LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT MORE WIDESPREAD
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AS A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE APPROACHES. SOME STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH THE BEST
CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 200 AFTER 4PM.
THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THERE
WILL ALSO BE THE THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK
HOWEVER THE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

$$









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