Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
607 AM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

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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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