2 products issued by NWS for:
Flood Watch
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 706 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...PERIODS OF RAIN TO CONTINUE... .LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY SPINS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. ANOTHER QUARTER TO A HALF AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF BY TUESDAY NIGHT. FLOOD WATERS ARE ON THE VERGE OF GOING OVER THE EMERGENCY SPILLWAY AT THE RENWICK DAM. THIS DAM IS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF CAVALIER. AROUND 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED NEAR THIS DAM... AND THE WATER IS EXPECTED TO RUN OVER THE EMERGENCY SPILLWAY. THE BEST ESTIMATE IS FOR THE STAGE AT AKRA TO RISE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 FEET...CRESTING BETWEEN 19 AND 20 FEET SOMETIME BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WATER WOULD THEN AFFECT THE CITIES OF CAVALIER AND BATHGATE. THIS AMOUNT OF WATER HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE 1950 AND IT IS UNSURE HOW AREAS ALONG THE TONGUE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED. INFORMATION FROM THE PEMBINA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT INDICATES THAT THE DAM IS NOT IN DANGER OF FAILING AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THE LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WOULD AFFECT AKRA... CAVALIER...AND BATHGATE MAY LEAD TO EVACUATIONS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN AFFECT FOR THIS SITUATION. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006-007-014-015-024- 026>030-038-039-049-052>054-220000- /O.CON.KFGF.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ 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- BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 706 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN MINNESOTA...CLAY...EAST BECKER...EAST MARSHALL...EAST OTTER TAIL...EAST POLK...GRANT...HUBBARD... KITTSON...LAKE OF THE WOODS...MAHNOMEN...NORMAN...NORTH BELTRAMI...NORTH CLEARWATER...PENNINGTON...RED LAKE...ROSEAU... SOUTH BELTRAMI...SOUTH CLEARWATER...WADENA...WEST BECKER... WEST MARSHALL...WEST OTTER TAIL...WEST POLK AND WILKIN. IN NORTH DAKOTA...BARNES...BENSON...CASS...CAVALIER...EDDY... GRAND FORKS...GRIGGS...NELSON...RAMSEY...RANSOM...RICHLAND... SARGENT...STEELE...TOWNER...TRAILL AND WESTERN WALSH. * UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING * THE AREA HAS RECEIVED TWO TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. ADDITIONAL RAIN OF A QUARTER TO HALF AN INCH IS POSSIBLE. OVERLAND AREAL FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE IN LOW LYING AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 607 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ008-016-027-029-030-039- 049-052-053-221115- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-PEMBINA- EASTERN WALSH-GRAND FORKS-STEELE-TRAILL-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT- RICHLAND- 607 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. WHILE ONLY A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...THE RAIN WILL FALL ON TOP OF SATURATED GROUND. ANY LOCALIZED OVERLAND FLOODING COULD BE EXACERBATED. AN AREAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. THERE IS A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF PEMBINA COUNTY AS THE RENWICK DAM COULD SEE WATER FLOWING OVER THE SPILLWAY. PERSONS DOWNSTREAM FROM RENWICK DAM SHOULD BE ON THE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATER. RUNOFF FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RISES TO AREA RIVERS. PLEASE MONITOR SPECIFIC FLOOD PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY RUNOFF FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RISES TO AREA RIVERS. PLEASE MONITOR SPECIFIC FLOOD PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$