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