Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
604 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

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604 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1 PM CDT FOR THE
TONGUE RIVER DOWNSTREAM OF RENWICK DAM IN PEMBINA COUNTY. A
MAKESHIFT CLAY LEVEE CONTINUES TO HOLD THE VERY HIGH WATERS AT THE
DAM. HOWEVER...THERE ARE OLDER DAMS UPSTREAM THAT COULD POSSIBLY
FAIL AND CAUSE THE WATER TO SPILL OVER AT RENWICK. A BREACH
REMAINS POSSIBLE.

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREADING EASTWARD
INTO WESTERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT. THE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
BECOME SEVERE...BUT A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE.

AREAL AND RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES AT SOME SPOTS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND AROUND DILWORTH AND SABIN. REFER TO
THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION
ON SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS WILL BE MORE ISOLATED ON SATURDAY BEFORE PICKING UP IN
COVERAGE ON SUNDAY. MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE WORK WEEK ALTHOUGH EXACT TIMING IS
IMPOSSIBLE AT THIS POINT. AT THIS POINT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER
IS NOT EXPECTED.

AREAL AND RIVER FLOODING CONTINUES AT SOME SPOTS ACROSS THE
NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AND AROUND DILWORTH AND SABIN. REFER TO
THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION
ON SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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