Issued by NWS Grand Forks, ND
000 FGUS73 KFGF 290922 ESFFGF MNZ003-029-NDZ039-053-292130- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 422 AM CDT THU OCT 29 2009 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF AUTUMNAL RAINFALL LIKELY TO CAUSE RIVER RISES... AN UNSEASONABLY MOIST AIR MASS AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL HELP PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM AN INCH UP TO AN INCH AND A HALF. IF FORECASTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OCCUR...RAIN WILL RUNOFF QUICKLY AS SOILS ARE SATURATED AND CAUSE ALREADY HIGH RIVER LEVELS TO RISE EVEN HIGHER...POSSIBLY ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT SOME LOCATIONS... ABERCROMBIE...FARGO...MOORHEAD...SABIN AND DILWORTH. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION AND WILL ISSUE UPDATES AS NEEDED. $$ KAISER