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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
304 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

NDZ004-012-192015-
BOTTINEAU-MCHENRY-
304 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE LOWER SOURIS
BASIN. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION IN YOUR AREA...VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. FOR INFORMATION ON RIVER STAGES AND
FORECASTS CLICK ON THE RIVERS AND LAKES TAB NEAR THE TOP OF THE
MAIN PAGE.

EXPECT PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO SEVERE
STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AND TAPER
OFF TUESDAY. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.
ISOLATED FLOODING NEAR SMALL CREEKS AND IN URBAN AREAS CANNOT BE
RULED OUT...BUT SIGNIFICANT RISES ALONG THE SOURIS RIVER ARE NOT
EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

$$

NDZ034>037-041>048-050-051-192015-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-
SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
304 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /204 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

EXPECT PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT. SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE...WITH HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL
SIZE AND ISOLATED WIND GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH THE MAIN THREATS. AN
ISOLATED TORNADO IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THROUGH EARLY EVENING
IN THE SOUTHERN JAMES RIVER VALLEY. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH
MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY. ISOLATED FLOODING NEAR SMALL
CREEKS AND IN URBAN AREAS IS POSSIBLE...BUT SIGNIFICANT RISES
ALONG MAINSTEM RIVERS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

$$

NDZ001>003-005-009>011-013-017>023-025-031>033-040-192015-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-PIERCE-
MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-
GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-
304 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 /204 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013/

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...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

EXPECT PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO SEVERE
STORMS ARE ANTICIPATED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH
MONDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TUESDAY. ISOLATED FLOODING NEAR SMALL
CREEKS AND IN URBAN AREAS IS POSSIBLE...BUT SIGNIFICANT RISES
ALONG MAINSTEM RIVERS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

$$

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