Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1223 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013


...THIS IS AN UPDATE FOR THE FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  * THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND
  COUNTIES
  * THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
  * THE RED RIVER AT EAST GRAND FORKS AFFECTING POLK AND GRAND
  FORKS 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

.THE RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS IS NOW WORKING INTO THE
LOCAL RIVER SYSTEM. THIS ADDITIONAL RUNOFF IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THE
RED RIVER BACK ABOVE MINOR FLOOD STAGE AT WAHPETON...FARGO...EAST
GRAND FORKS...DRAYTON AND PEMBINA. THE RED RIVER IS EXPECTED TO
RISE ABOVE MODERATE FLOOD STAGE AT OSLO.

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

&&

MNC167-NDC077-221723-
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/WHNN8.1.ER.130523T0000Z.130523T1800Z.130525T0900Z.NO/
1223 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS
  CANCELLED.
* AT 11:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
  TO RISE TO NEAR 10.3 FEET BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 10.0 FEET, FLOOD WARNING STAGE...MINOR.

&&

LAT...LON 4602 9672 4603 9641 4650 9663 4650 9684

$$

&&

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

 DATE                WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE
(MONTH/DAY)         05/22  05/23  05/24  05/25  05/26  05/27  05/28

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON           9.6   10.2   10.3    9.9    9.3    8.8    8.4

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
607 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039-
049-052-053-221115-
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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