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Flash Flood Watch
Issued by NWS Bismarck, ND

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WGUS63 KBIS 192313
FFABIS

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
613 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...STRONG LATE SPRING STORM MAY CAUSE FLOODING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...

.A LARGE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE REGION IS FORECAST TO REMAIN IN
PLACE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... WITH
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES. SOME AREAS IN
THE WATCH AREA...FROM BOWMAN TO BISMARCK AND INTO JAMESTOWN...
HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAINFALL DURING THE
PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...AND MAY BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO FLOODING.
THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING NEAR SMALL STREAMS AND
LOW LYING AREAS...AND MAY CAUSE RISES ON SOME RIVERS.

NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-200715-
/O.CON.KBIS.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130521T1200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
613 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013 /513 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013/

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH
  DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA
  AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BOTTINEAU...
  MCHENRY...PIERCE...RENVILLE...ROLETTE AND WARD. IN NORTHWEST
  NORTH DAKOTA...BURKE...DIVIDE...MCKENZIE...MOUNTRAIL AND
  WILLIAMS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BURLEIGH...EMMONS...
  GRANT...KIDDER...MCLEAN...MERCER...MORTON...OLIVER...
  SHERIDAN...SIOUX AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
  DICKEY...FOSTER...LA MOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH AND STUTSMAN. IN
  SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...ADAMS...BILLINGS...BOWMAN...DUNN...
  GOLDEN VALLEY...HETTINGER...SLOPE AND STARK.

* THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING

* ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
  ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
  AMOUNTS OF TWO TO FOUR INCHES.

* SOME AREAS IN THE WATCH...FROM BOWMAN TO BISMARCK AND INTO
  JAMESTOWN...HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF
  RAINFALL DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...AND MAY BE
  ESPECIALLY PRONE TO FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. MONITOR
FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING
IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

&&

$$

KS/AYD