Flash Flood Warning 10, NWS Grand Forks, ND

Issued

Jun 24, 2003, 10:45 PM CDT (03:45 UTC)

Expired

Jun 25, 2003, 6:45 AM CDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Grand Forks, ND

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Wilkin County, MN, Richland County, ND

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000 
WGUS53 KFGF 250346
FFWFGF
MNC167-NDC077-251145-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
1045 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND
  WILKIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

* UNTIL 645 AM CDT.

* AT 1040 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED      
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG A   
  LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES SOUTH OF WALCOTT TO 5 MILES WEST OF    
  LAMARS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 22 MILES NORTHWEST OF      
  WAHPETON TO 24 MILES SOUTH OF WAHPETON...MOVEMENT WAS TO THE       
  NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* WAHPETON...WYNDMERE...LIDGERWOOD...HANKINSON AND BRECKENRIDGE      
  WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HEAVY RAIN. RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL       
  AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE ESTIMATED THROUGH 1 AM AS THE LINE 
  OF STORMS MOVE THROUGH. DUE TO SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS CAUSED 
  BY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS...RUNOFF SHOULD BE RAPID
  AND WILL CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE QUICKLY.  

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING
ARE HARD TO RECOGNIZE.

LAT...LON 4661 9728 4595 9720 4593 9630 4661 9632

$$

BRAMER

000 
WGUS73 KFGF 250620
FFSFGF
MNC167-NDC077-251145-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
109 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2003

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
UNTIL 645 AM CDT...

AT 107 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THAT THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN HAVE LIFTED TO THE NORTHEAST 
OF THE AREA. HOWEVER ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS FIRING OVER NORTHEAST 
SOUTH DAKOTA SHOULD OVERSPREAD THE REGION OVERNIGHT. LATEST DOPPLER 
RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS RAINFALL 
COUPLED WITH ALREADY SATURATED GROUNDS HAS RESULTED IN LOCALIZED 
FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND DITCHES.   

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION...CABLE
TELEVISION OR RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. CHECK OUT OUR
WEB SITE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/FGF/INDEX.HTML USING LOWER CASE.

$$
BERG

000 
WGUS73 KFGF 251148
FFSFGF
MNC167-NDC077-251200-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS
647 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2003

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES WAS 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 645 AM CDT...

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE 
REGION...THEREFORE THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR WILKIN AND RICHLAND 
COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN 
EFFECT FOR RICHLAND COUNTY AS MODERATE FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG 
THE RED RIVER NEAR WAHPETON. A STAGE OF 12.6 FEET IS FORECAST BY 
FRIDAY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION...CABLE
TELEVISION OR RADIO FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. CHECK OUT OUR
WEB SITE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/FGF/INDEX.HTML USING LOWER CASE.

$$
DONAVON

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