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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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
607 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 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-PEMBINA-
EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-
607 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY
TODAY. WHILE ONLY A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED...THE RAIN WILL FALL ON TOP OF SATURATED GROUND. ANY
LOCALIZED OVERLAND FLOODING COULD BE EXACERBATED. AN AREAL FLOOD WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT.
THERE IS A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF PEMBINA COUNTY AS THE
RENWICK DAM COULD SEE WATER FLOWING OVER THE SPILLWAY. PERSONS
DOWNSTREAM FROM RENWICK DAM SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY
RISING WATER.
RUNOFF FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RISES TO
AREA RIVERS. PLEASE MONITOR SPECIFIC FLOOD PRODUCTS FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
RUNOFF FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RISES TO
AREA RIVERS. PLEASE MONITOR SPECIFIC FLOOD PRODUCTS FOR MORE
INFORMATION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
914 PM CDT MON MAY 20 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 WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
RED RIVER AT DRAYTON AFFECTING MARSHALL...WALSH...KITTSON AND
PEMBINA COUNTIES
.RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE RED RIVER BASIN THROUGH LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT. RADAR ESTIMATES OF RAINFALL...ACTUAL REPORTS AND
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS HAS RESULTED
IN THE LATEST FORECAST STAGE FOR WAHPETON AND DRAYTON TO CLIMB
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS WEEK. DUE TO THE SHOWERY NATURE OF
THE FORECAST PRECIPITATION...CONFIDENCE IN FUTURE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS IS STILL NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WARNING AND A
FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BOTH 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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914 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
THE RED RIVER AT DRAYTON
* FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:45 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 28.9 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 32.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
LAT...LON 4881 9734 4848 9725 4846 9705 4874 9702
&&
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
DRAYTON 28.8 29.8 31.0 32.2 33.0 33.6 33.8
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Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
706 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...PERIODS OF RAIN TO CONTINUE...
.LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION
AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY SPINS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
ANOTHER QUARTER TO A HALF AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE
RAIN TAPERS OFF BY TUESDAY NIGHT.
FLOOD WATERS ARE ON THE VERGE OF GOING OVER THE EMERGENCY
SPILLWAY AT THE RENWICK DAM. THIS DAM IS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF
CAVALIER. AROUND 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED NEAR THIS DAM...
AND THE WATER IS EXPECTED TO RUN OVER THE EMERGENCY SPILLWAY. THE
BEST ESTIMATE IS FOR THE STAGE AT AKRA TO RISE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO
3 FEET...CRESTING BETWEEN 19 AND 20 FEET SOMETIME BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WATER WOULD THEN AFFECT THE CITIES OF CAVALIER
AND BATHGATE. THIS AMOUNT OF WATER HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE
1950 AND IT IS UNSURE HOW AREAS ALONG THE TONGUE RIVER WILL BE
AFFECTED. INFORMATION FROM THE PEMBINA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT
INDICATES THAT THE DAM IS NOT IN DANGER OF FAILING AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER...THE LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WOULD AFFECT AKRA...
CAVALIER...AND BATHGATE MAY LEAD TO EVACUATIONS. A FLASH FLOOD
WATCH IS IN AFFECT FOR THIS SITUATION.
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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-
BENSON-RAMSEY-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...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY...
FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS
706 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS 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...EDDY...
GRAND FORKS...GRIGGS...NELSON...RAMSEY...RANSOM...RICHLAND...
SARGENT...STEELE...TOWNER...TRAILL AND WESTERN WALSH.
* UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* THE AREA HAS RECEIVED TWO TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST FEW
DAYS. ADDITIONAL RAIN OF A QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE.
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.
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