Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1158 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
...THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...
RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
RED RIVER AT EAST GRAND FORKS AFFECTING POLK AND GRAND FORKS
COUNTIES
RED RIVER AT OSLO AFFECTING MARSHALL...WALSH...POLK AND GRAND
FORKS COUNTIES
RED LAKE RIVER AT CROOKSTON AFFECTING POLK COUNTY
.MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OVER THE AREA DURING THE LAST 24 HOURS HAS RANGED FROM A TRACE
TO NEARLY TWO INCHES IN ISOLATED AREAS. OTHERWISE...EXPECT LIGHT RAIN
TO CONTINUE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. IF THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN DOES FALL...IT MAY PUSH SOME
FORECAST POINTS IN THE RED RIVER BASIN 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:
National Weather Service Forecast Office - Grand Forks, ND
THIS FORECAST DOES NOT ACCOUNT FOR ICE JAMS THAT CAN
QUICKLY RAISE LOCAL RIVER LEVELS WITH LITTLE OR NO NOTICE.
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1158 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR
THE RED RIVER AT EAST GRAND FORKS
* FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 10:45 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 28.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...FLOOD STAGE MAY BE REACHED BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
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LAT...LON 4768 9674 4807 9698 4810 9719 4767 9699
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DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:
DATE MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
(MONTH/DAY) 05/20 05/21 05/22 05/23 05/24 05/25 05/26
RED RIVER
EAST GRAND FORKS 19.6 20.9 24.5 30.2 34.2 35.0 34.1