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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
559 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-231100-
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-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
559 AM CDT WED MAY 22 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 IN SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
RED RIVER VALLEY AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD
WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC
LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

AREAL AND RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES IN SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
RED RIVER VALLEY AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD
WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC
LOCATIONS.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

$$

JR