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 BISMARCK ND
457 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009
NDZ023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-241100-
WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
457 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...LIGHT SNOW OR RAIN
ACROSS PORTIONS OF FAR SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING WHICH WOULD
ELIMINATE THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER
A CHANCE FOR RAIN OR SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING.
MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A SLOWER MORNING COMMUTE WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AN ALBERTA CLIPPER/COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA TUESDAY EVENING. BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH
WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. AFTERNOON HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 30S.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
457 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009
NDZ040>046-241100-
SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-
457 AM CST MON NOV 23 2009 /357 AM MST MON NOV 23 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL TRACK ALONG THE SOUTHERN BORDER TODAY INTO EARLY
TONIGHT POSSIBLY BRINGING SOME RAIN AND SNOW TO SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AN ALBERTA CLIPPER/COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
AND BECOME GUSTY BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. EXPECT WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH
ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. AFTERNOON HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
$$
KS
