Flood Warning
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
906 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH
DAKOTA...
JAMES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD
.THE FOLLOWING RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE FORECAST PRECIPITATION THROUGH
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ANY ADDITIONAL FUTURE PRECIPITATION COULD AFFECT
THE CREST FORECASTS.
THE JAMES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...WITH
LEVELS CONTINUING TO SLOWLY FALL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...FLOOD WATERS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. AVOID DRIVING
YOUR VEHICLE ONTO A FLOODED ROADWAY AS IT ONLY TAKES A LIMITED AMOUNT
OF FLOWING WATER TO LIFT A VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABR (LOWER CASE) CLICK ON THE RIVERS/HYDROLOGY LINK.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED MONDAY NOVEMBER 30TH.
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906 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE JAMES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* AT 8 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.1 FEET...
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST...
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET...
* AT 17.0 FEET...COUNTY ROADS BEGIN FLOODING AND THE ROAD 2 MILES
NORTH OF THE GAGING LOCATION IS ONE OF THE FIRST TO FLOOD.
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LOCATION FLOOD LATEST OBSERVED MAXIMUM FORECAST RECENT OBSERVED
STAGE STAGE TIME STAGE TIME CREST TIME
JAMES RIVER
SFDS2 14.0 16.11 MON 8 AM 16.1 MON 12 PM 16.1 MON 8 AM
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
345 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009
MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-
251145-
DOUGLAS-TODD-MORRISON-MILLE LACS-KANABEC-STEVENS-POPE-STEARNS-
BENTON-SHERBURNE-ISANTI-CHISAGO-LAC QUI PARLE-SWIFT-CHIPPEWA-
KANDIYOHI-MEEKER-WRIGHT-HENNEPIN-ANOKA-RAMSEY-WASHINGTON-
YELLOW MEDICINE-RENVILLE-MCLEOD-SIBLEY-CARVER-SCOTT-DAKOTA-
REDWOOD-BROWN-NICOLLET-LE SUEUR-RICE-GOODHUE-WATONWAN-BLUE EARTH-
WASECA-STEELE-MARTIN-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-POLK-BARRON-RUSK-
ST. CROIX-PIERCE-DUNN-PEPIN-EAU CLAIRE-
345 PM CST TUE NOV 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA AROUND SUNRISE. THEN THE
CHANGE OVER TO SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS MINNESOTA DURING THE
DAY...WITH EASTERN MINNESOTA HAVING LIGHT SNOW DEVELOP DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN MAY NOT CHANGE
OVER TO LIGHT SNOW UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
LIGHT AS THE CHANGE OVER OCCURS. HOWEVER...DUE TO THE HOLIDAY
TRAVEL...PLEASE KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECAST. SNOWFALL RATES
WILL BE HIGHEST IN EASTERN MINNESOTA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH
ISOLATED ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE BEFORE SUNSET. THE BEST AREA OF
RECEIVING TWO OR MORE INCHES WILL BE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN METRO AND
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
$$
JLT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
601 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009
MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-251215-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-
EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-
SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-
WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-
RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY-
601 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF FOG ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE INTO
THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN THIS EVENING...THEN INTO THE REST OF EASTERN
NORTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN MINNESOTA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS
OF UNDER AN INCH ARE EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGHOUT THE REGION. IN
ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND USHER IN COLDER AIR.
IF HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS COMBINE WITH THE STRONGER WINDS...THEN
SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
OPEN AREAS WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
$$
DK
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
442 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009
NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-251045-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
442 AM CST TUE NOV 24 2009 /342 AM MST TUE NOV 24 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN ALBERTA CLIPPER/COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE ACROSS NORTH DAKOTA THIS
AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TONIGHT...MOVING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST.
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA CLOSEST TO THE COLD FRONT
DURING THE AFTERNOON. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH TONIGHT...SNOW
SHOWERS WILL BECOME NUMEROUS ESPECIALLY OVER NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA WITH ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ELSEWHERE. EXPECT
UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW POTENTIAL FROM AROUND BOTTINEAU TO RUGBY TO
HARVEY AND INTO CARRINGTON TONIGHT. A DUSTING OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE
ELSEWHERE.
IN ADDITION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME BLUSTERY OVERNIGHT
BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH. SOME BLOWING SNOW MAY OCCUR...MAINLY
ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WHERE THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE
MOST NUMEROUS. HOWEVER VISIBILITIES SHOULD REMAIN GREATER THAN
ONE MILE OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
$$
KS
