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Flood Watch 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

November 4, 200813 counties in Minnesota; 12 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this flood watch at Nov 4, 2008, 1:38 PM CST for 13 counties in Minnesota; 12 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Nov 5, 2008, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Nov 4, 2008, 1:38 PM CST (19:38 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 5, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
Expired: Nov 6, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
In force: 30 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Flood severity: None

All 25 counties

Becker County, MN, Clay County, MN, Grant County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Barnes County, ND, Cass County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ransom County, ND, Richland County, ND, Sargent County, ND, Steele County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Nov 4, 10:29 AM CST, 3 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 4, 10:29 AM CST, 3 hours 9 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Nov 4, 5:13 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGF	Becker, Otter Tail	47 min
Nov 4, 3:43 PM CST	Winter Storm Watch	FGF	Benson, Cavalier, Eddy, Ramsey, Towner	23 hr

Nearby

Flood Watches in Minnesota, 2008 Flood Watches in North Dakota, 2008 Every flood watch in 2008

Sources

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