Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
656 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

...STRONG LATE SPRING STORM MAY CAUSE FLOODING SUNDAY 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 TODAY...TONIGHT...AND THROUGH MONDAY...
WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO FOUR INCHES IN SOME
LOCATIONS. SOME AREAS IN THE WATCH AREA...FROM BOWMAN TO BISMARCK
AND INTO JAMESTOWN...HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED ONE TO THREE 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>048-050-051-192000-
/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
656 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013 /556 AM 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 SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
  TODAY...TONIGHT...AND THROUGH MONDAY...WITH ADDITIONAL
  RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO FOUR INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS.

* SOME AREAS IN THE WATCH...FROM BOWMAN TO BISMARCK AND INTO
  JAMESTOWN...HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED ONE TO THREE 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.

&&

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NH/RP KINNEY

Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
520 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

NDZ001>003-005-009>011-013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-
201100-
DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-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-
520 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013 /420 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT

FLOOD WATCH FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF WEST AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS
FOR DETAILS.

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER
PARTS OF SOUTHWEST...CENTRAL...AND EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

FLOOD WATCH FOR HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES FOR ALL OF WEST AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND TUESDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY
83...BUT STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK.

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NH/RP KINNEY