Alert archive / North Dakota / Areal Flood Warnings in 2009
Areal Flood Warning 21, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this areal flood warning at Apr 12, 2009, 12:21 PM MDT for 35 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 8 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2009, 12:21 PM MDT (18:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2009, 6:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 days
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
All 35 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, McLean County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Morton County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Sioux County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Ward County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 84 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 978 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS43 KBIS 121821
FLWBIS
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
121 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009
NDC001-007-009-011-013-015-021-023-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-
049-051-053-055-057-059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-089-093-101-
103-105-140615-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FA.W.0021.090412T1821Z-090414T0615Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
121 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR NEARLY ALL COUNTIES IN WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
* UNTIL AT LEAST EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
* AS OF MID DAY ON SUNDAY...MULTIPLE RIVERS AND STREAMS WERE IN
FLOOD STAGE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...IN ADDITION TO
OVERLAND FLOODING.
IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THE JAMES AND PIPESTEM RIVERS WERE IN
FLOOD STAGE WITH FORECASTS OF MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOOD STAGE THIS
WEEK. OF NOTE IS THE JAMES RIVER NEAR LAMOURE...WITH A FORECAST OF A
POSSIBLE RECORD CREST OF 18.1 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
FURTHERMORE...HIGH WATER LEVELS WERE ALSO OBSERVED ON BEAR CREEK
NEAR OAKES AND ON THE MAPLE RIVER IN DICKEY COUNTY.
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BURNT CREEK NEAR BISMARCK WAS
NEAR MODERATE FLOOD STAGE OF 14.0 SUNDAY MORNING...WITH THE BIG
MUDDY CREEK NEAR ALMONT ALSO ABOVE MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. ON SUNDAY
MORNING THE HEART RIVER WAS ON THE RISE WITH MODERATE FLOODING
ALREADY OCCURRING NEAR JUDSON AND MINOR FLOODING FORECAST AT MANDAN.
HIGH WATER ALSO NOTED ON THE SQUARE BUTTE CREEK NEAR CENTER WITH
MINOR FLOODING ON THE CANNONBALL AT BREIEN. THE CEDAR CREEK NEAR
RALEIGH WILL REMAIN NEAR 10 FEET INTO THIS WEEK.
AT 1 PM CDT...THE STAGE ON THE BEAVER CREEK NEAR LINTON WAS 13.6
FEET...WITH A FORECAST TO REMAIN BETWEEN 13.4 AND 13.9 FEET INTO
WEDNESDAY. FLOODING WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON SPRING CREEK NEAR
ZAP...WITH HIGH WATER ON ANTELOPE...SWEET BRIAR AND HAY CREEKS IN
SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE KNIFE RIVER NEAR HAZEN IS FORECAST
TO REACH 24.4 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...AS A RESULT HIGH WATER IS
ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR BEULAH.
IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...THE CEDAR CREEK NEAR HAYNES HAD A STAGE
OF 14.1 FEET SUNDAY MORNING WITH CONTINUED RISES EXPECTED...WITH A
MINOR FLOOD STAGE OF 19.0 FEET. THE CANNONBALL RIVER NEAR REGENT IS
FORECAST TO REACH A STAGE OF 14.7 FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. INCREASED
FLOWS FROM SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CAUSE HIGH WATER ON THE LITTLE MISSOURI
RIVER LATE NEXT WEEK...HOWEVER...FLOODING IS NOT FORECAST AT THIS
TIME.
IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...MULTIPLE POINTS ON THE SOURIS AND
WINTERING RIVERS WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS WEEK...WITH
MODERATE FLOODING OCCURRING AND FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON WILLOW CREEK
NEAR WILOW CITY.
IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...THE LITTLE MUDDY RIVER WAS IN MINOR
FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL.
OVERLAND FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. EVEN IF YOU DO NOT LIVE NEAR A RIVER OR
STREAM...TAKE NOTE OF THE AMOUNT OF SNOW OR RUN OFF NEAR YOUR
PROPERTY...ANY BLOCKED DRAINAGES OR CULVERTS...OR IF YOU LIVE IN A
LOW LYING AREA AS OVERLAND FLOODING MAY OCCUR.
A STORM SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE BY LATE NEXT WEEK...WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION. STAY TUNED TO FORECAST UPDATES AS THIS
STORM MAY AGGRAVATE CURRENT FLOODING.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
LAT...LON 4593 10405 4653 10405 4654 10380 4663 10379
4662 10324 4698 10322 4718 10271 4794 10370
4863 10402 4901 10377 4901 9954 4838 9948
4836 9984 4786 9980 4786 9930 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
PJA/AJS18 follow-up statements
000
WGUS83 KBIS 130126
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
726 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009
NDC001-007-009-011-013-015-021-023-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-
049-051-053-055-057-059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-089-093-101-
103-105-140615-
/O.CON.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090414T0615Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLEAN ND-GRANT ND-LOGAN ND-EMMONS ND-LAMOURE ND-SLOPE ND-
HETTINGER ND-MCINTOSH ND-DICKEY ND-BOWMAN ND-ADAMS ND-BURKE ND-
SHERIDAN ND-WELLS ND-FOSTER ND-MERCER ND-BILLINGS ND-STUTSMAN ND-
KIDDER ND-BURLEIGH ND-OLIVER ND-STARK ND-PIERCE ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-
MCHENRY ND-WILLIAMS ND-WARD ND-RENVILLE ND-BOTTINEAU ND-ROLETTE ND-
DIVIDE ND-DUNN ND-MORTON ND-MCKENZIE ND-SIOUX ND-
726 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT TUESDAY/1215
AM MDT TUESDAY/ FOR SIOUX...EASTERN MCKENZIE...MORTON...DUNN...
DIVIDE...ROLETTE...BOTTINEAU...RENVILLE...WARD...WILLIAMS...
MCHENRY...MOUNTRAIL...PIERCE...STARK...OLIVER...BURLEIGH...KIDDER...
STUTSMAN...SOUTHEASTERN BILLINGS...MERCER...FOSTER...WELLS...
SHERIDAN...BURKE...ADAMS...BOWMAN...DICKEY...MCINTOSH...HETTINGER...
SLOPE...LAMOURE...EMMONS...LOGAN...GRANT AND MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AS OF SUNDAY EVENING...MULTIPLE RIVERS AND STREAMS WERE ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...IN ADDITION TO
OVERLAND FLOODING.
IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THE JAMES RIVER AND PIPESTEM CREEK
WERE IN FLOOD STAGE WITH FORECASTS OF MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOOD STAGE
THIS WEEK. OF NOTE IS THE JAMES RIVER NEAR LAMOURE...WITH A FORECAST
OF A POSSIBLE RECORD CREST OF 18.1 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
HIGHWAY 13 AT LAMOURE IS CLOSED...AS A DIKE IS BEING CONSTRUCTED.
FURTHERMORE...HIGH WATER LEVELS WERE ALSO OBSERVED ON BEAR CREEK
NEAR OAKES AND ON THE MAPLE RIVER IN DICKEY COUNTY.
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BURNT CREEK NEAR BISMARCK WAS
ABOVE MINOR FLOOD STAGE. FURTHERMORE...THE BIG MUDDY CREEK NEAR
ALMONT WAS IN MODERATE FLOODING WITH CONTINUED RISES OBSERVED. THE
HEART RIVER IS ALSO ON THE RISE WITH MODERATE FLOODING ALREADY
OCCURRING NEAR JUDSON AND MINOR FLOODING OCCURRING AND FORECAST AT
MANDAN. MORTON COUNTY OFFICIALS ALSO REPORT DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON
MANY RURAL ROADS DUE TO THE SNOW MELT...WITH ALL SECONDARY ROADS
CLOSED IN OLIVER COUNTY.
AT 8 PM CDT SUNDAY...THE STAGE ON THE BEAVER CREEK NEAR LINTON WAS
14.4 FEET...AND WILL REMAIN NEAR 14.5 FEET INTO WEDNESDAY. FLOODING
WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON SPRING CREEK NEAR ZAP...WITH HIGH WATER ON
ANTELOPE...SWEET BRIAR AND HAY CREEKS IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
THE KNIFE RIVER NEAR HAZEN IS FORECAST TO REACH 24.4 FEET BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON...AS A RESULT HIGH WATER IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR BEULAH AND
GOLDEN VALLEY. COUNTY ROADS 18...26 AND 27 WERE CLOSED IN THE
VICINITY OF HAZEN.
HIGH WATER IS ALSO NOTED ON THE SQUARE BUTTE CREEK NEAR CENTER WITH
MINOR FLOODING ON THE CANNONBALL AT BREIEN. THE CEDAR CREEK NEAR
RALEIGH WILL REMAIN NEAR 10.5 FEET INTO THIS WEEK. MODERATE FLOODING
IS OCCURRING ON THE APPLE CREEK NEAR MENOKEN WITH A POTENTIAL CREST
NEAR 17.0 FEET THIS WEEK.
IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...THE CEDAR CREEK NEAR HAYNES HAD A STAGE
OF 17.9 FEET SUNDAY EVENING WITH CONTINUED RISES EXPECTED. THE
CANNONBALL RIVER NEAR REGENT IS FORECAST TO REACH A STAGE OF 14.7
FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. INCREASED FLOWS FROM SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CAUSE
HIGH WATER ON THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER LATE NEXT
WEEK...HOWEVER...FLOODING IS NOT FORECAST AT THIS TIME.
IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...MULTIPLE POINTS ON THE SOURIS...DES
LACS AND WINTERING RIVERS WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS
WEEK...WITH MODERATE FLOODING OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING FORECAST
FOR WILLOW CREEK NEAR WILLOW CITY THIS WEEK. AN ICE JAM WAS REPORTED
EARLIER SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON THE DES LACS RIVER NEAR
FOXHOLM...CAUSING FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS NEAR FOXHOLM.
IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...THE LITTLE MUDDY RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR
10.0 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH WATER WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON LONG
CREEK...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RISES.
OVERLAND FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. EVEN IF YOU DO NOT LIVE NEAR A RIVER OR
STREAM...TAKE NOTE OF THE AMOUNT OF SNOW OR RUN OFF NEAR YOUR
PROPERTY...ANY BLOCKED DRAINAGES OR CULVERTS...OR IF YOU LIVE IN A
LOW LYING AREA AS OVERLAND FLOODING MAY OCCUR. POOR RURAL AND COUNTY
ROAD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN ALL AREAS DUE TO SNOW MELT AND RUN
OFF. CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU TRAVEL.
ICE JAMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...CAUSING RAPID CHANGES IN WATER LEVEL.
A STORM SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE BY LATE NEXT WEEK...WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION. STAY TUNED TO FORECAST UPDATES AS THIS
STORM MAY AGGRAVATE CURRENT FLOODING.
LAT...LON 4593 10405 4653 10405 4654 10380 4663 10379
4662 10324 4698 10322 4718 10271 4794 10370
4863 10402 4901 10377 4901 9954 4838 9948
4836 9984 4786 9980 4786 9930 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
PJA000
WGUS83 KBIS 130240
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
940 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009
NDC001-007-009-011-013-015-021-023-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-
049-051-053-055-057-059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-089-093-101-
103-105-140615-
/O.CON.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090414T0615Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLEAN ND-GRANT ND-LOGAN ND-EMMONS ND-LAMOURE ND-SLOPE ND-
HETTINGER ND-MCINTOSH ND-DICKEY ND-BOWMAN ND-ADAMS ND-BURKE ND-
SHERIDAN ND-WELLS ND-FOSTER ND-MERCER ND-BILLINGS ND-STUTSMAN ND-
KIDDER ND-BURLEIGH ND-OLIVER ND-STARK ND-PIERCE ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-
MCHENRY ND-WILLIAMS ND-WARD ND-RENVILLE ND-BOTTINEAU ND-ROLETTE ND-
DIVIDE ND-DUNN ND-MORTON ND-MCKENZIE ND-SIOUX ND-
940 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT TUESDAY/1215
AM MDT TUESDAY/ FOR SIOUX...EASTERN MCKENZIE...MORTON...DUNN...
DIVIDE...ROLETTE...BOTTINEAU...RENVILLE...WARD...WILLIAMS...
MCHENRY...MOUNTRAIL...PIERCE...STARK...OLIVER...BURLEIGH...KIDDER...
STUTSMAN...SOUTHEASTERN BILLINGS...MERCER...FOSTER...WELLS...
SHERIDAN...BURKE...ADAMS...BOWMAN...DICKEY...MCINTOSH...HETTINGER...
SLOPE...LAMOURE...EMMONS...LOGAN...GRANT AND MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AS OF SUNDAY EVENING...MULTIPLE RIVERS AND STREAMS WERE ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...IN ADDITION TO
OVERLAND FLOODING.
IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA THE JAMES RIVER AND PIPESTEM CREEK
WERE IN FLOOD STAGE WITH FORECASTS OF MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOOD STAGE
THIS WEEK. OF NOTE IS THE JAMES RIVER NEAR LAMOURE...WITH A FORECAST
OF A POSSIBLE RECORD CREST OF 18.1 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
HIGHWAY 13 AT LAMOURE IS CLOSED...AS A DIKE IS BEING CONSTRUCTED.
FURTHERMORE...HIGH WATER LEVELS WERE ALSO OBSERVED ON BEAR CREEK
NEAR OAKES AND ON THE MAPLE RIVER IN DICKEY COUNTY.
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BURNT CREEK NEAR BISMARCK WAS
ABOVE MINOR FLOOD STAGE. FURTHERMORE...THE BIG MUDDY CREEK NEAR
ALMONT WAS IN MODERATE FLOODING WITH CONTINUED RISES OBSERVED. THE
HEART RIVER IS ALSO ON THE RISE WITH MODERATE FLOODING ALREADY
OCCURRING NEAR JUDSON AND MINOR FLOODING OCCURRING AND FORECAST AT
MANDAN. MORTON COUNTY OFFICIALS ALSO REPORT DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON
MANY RURAL ROADS DUE TO THE SNOW MELT...WITH ALL SECONDARY ROADS
CLOSED IN OLIVER COUNTY.
AT 8 PM CDT SUNDAY...THE STAGE ON THE BEAVER CREEK NEAR LINTON WAS
14.4 FEET...AND WILL REMAIN NEAR 14.5 FEET INTO WEDNESDAY. FLOODING
WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON SPRING CREEK NEAR ZAP...WITH HIGH WATER ON
ANTELOPE...SWEET BRIAR AND HAY CREEKS IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.
THE KNIFE RIVER NEAR HAZEN IS FORECAST TO REACH 24.4 FEET BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON...AS A RESULT HIGH WATER IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR BEULAH AND
GOLDEN VALLEY. COUNTY ROADS 18...26 AND 27 WERE CLOSED IN THE
VICINITY OF HAZEN.
HIGH WATER IS ALSO NOTED ON THE SQUARE BUTTE CREEK NEAR CENTER WITH
MINOR FLOODING ON THE CANNONBALL AT BREIEN. THE CEDAR CREEK NEAR
RALEIGH WILL REMAIN NEAR 10.5 FEET INTO THIS WEEK. MODERATE FLOODING
IS OCCURRING ON THE APPLE CREEK NEAR MENOKEN WITH A POTENTIAL CREST
NEAR 17.0 FEET THIS WEEK. REPORTS OF 3 FOOT RISES ON THE BRANCH
KNIFE RIVER IN HEBRON HAS BEEN REPORTED LATE SUNDAY EVENING.
IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...THE CEDAR CREEK NEAR HAYNES HAD A STAGE
OF 17.9 FEET SUNDAY EVENING WITH CONTINUED RISES EXPECTED. THE
CANNONBALL RIVER NEAR REGENT IS FORECAST TO REACH A STAGE OF 14.7
FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. INCREASED FLOWS FROM SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CAUSE
HIGH WATER ON THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER LATE NEXT
WEEK...HOWEVER...FLOODING IS NOT FORECAST AT THIS TIME.
IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...MULTIPLE POINTS ON THE SOURIS...DES
LACS AND WINTERING RIVERS WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS
WEEK...WITH MODERATE FLOODING OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING FORECAST
FOR WILLOW CREEK NEAR WILLOW CITY THIS WEEK. AN ICE JAM WAS REPORTED
EARLIER SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON THE DES LACS RIVER NEAR
FOXHOLM...CAUSING FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS NEAR FOXHOLM.
IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...THE LITTLE MUDDY RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR
10.0 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH WATER WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON LONG
CREEK...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RISES.
OVERLAND FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. EVEN IF YOU DO NOT LIVE NEAR A RIVER OR
STREAM...TAKE NOTE OF THE AMOUNT OF SNOW OR RUN OFF NEAR YOUR
PROPERTY...ANY BLOCKED DRAINAGES OR CULVERTS...OR IF YOU LIVE IN A
LOW LYING AREA AS OVERLAND FLOODING MAY OCCUR. POOR RURAL AND COUNTY
ROAD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN ALL AREAS DUE TO SNOW MELT AND RUN
OFF. CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU TRAVEL.
ICE JAMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA...CAUSING RAPID CHANGES IN WATER LEVEL.
A STORM SYSTEM IS POSSIBLE BY LATE NEXT WEEK...WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION. STAY TUNED TO FORECAST UPDATES AS THIS
STORM MAY AGGRAVATE CURRENT FLOODING.
LAT...LON 4593 10405 4653 10405 4654 10380 4663 10379
4662 10324 4698 10322 4718 10271 4794 10370
4863 10402 4901 10377 4901 9954 4838 9948
4836 9984 4786 9980 4786 9930 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
NH/PJA000
WGUS83 KBIS 130441
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1141 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009
NDC001-007-009-011-013-015-021-023-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-
049-051-053-055-057-059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-089-093-101-
103-105-140615-
/O.CON.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090414T0615Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLEAN ND-GRANT ND-LOGAN ND-EMMONS ND-LAMOURE ND-SLOPE ND-
HETTINGER ND-MCINTOSH ND-DICKEY ND-BOWMAN ND-ADAMS ND-BURKE ND-
SHERIDAN ND-WELLS ND-FOSTER ND-MERCER ND-BILLINGS ND-STUTSMAN ND-
KIDDER ND-BURLEIGH ND-OLIVER ND-STARK ND-PIERCE ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-
MCHENRY ND-WILLIAMS ND-WARD ND-RENVILLE ND-BOTTINEAU ND-ROLETTE ND-
DIVIDE ND-DUNN ND-MORTON ND-MCKENZIE ND-SIOUX ND-
1141 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT TUESDAY/1215
AM MDT TUESDAY/ FOR SIOUX...EASTERN MCKENZIE...MORTON...DUNN...
DIVIDE...ROLETTE...BOTTINEAU...RENVILLE...WARD...WILLIAMS...
MCHENRY...MOUNTRAIL...PIERCE...STARK...OLIVER...BURLEIGH...KIDDER...
STUTSMAN...SOUTHEASTERN BILLINGS...MERCER...FOSTER...WELLS...
SHERIDAN...BURKE...ADAMS...BOWMAN...DICKEY...MCINTOSH...HETTINGER...
SLOPE...LAMOURE...EMMONS...LOGAN...GRANT AND MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AS OF LATE SUNDAY EVENING...NUMEROUS RIVERS AND STREAMS REMAIN ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...IN
ADDITION TO OVERLAND FLOODING.
IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...THE JAMES RIVER AND PIPESTEM CREEK
WERE IN FLOOD STAGE WITH FORECASTS OF MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING
OCCURRING THIS WEEK. OF NOTE IS THE JAMES RIVER NEAR LAMOURE...WITH
A FORECAST OF A POSSIBLE RECORD CREST OF 18.1 FEET BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING. HIGHWAY 13 AT LAMOURE IS CLOSED...AS A DIKE IS BEING
CONSTRUCTED ACROSS THE ROADWAY. HIGH WATER LEVELS WERE ALSO OBSERVED
ON BEAR CREEK NEAR OAKES AND ON THE MAPLE RIVER IN DICKEY COUNTY. A
RIVER GAGE ON THE MAPLE RIVER NEAR THE STATE LINE HAS REACHED FLOOD
STAGE OF OVER 10 FEET...AND CONTINUES TO RISE. BRIDGES AND ROADWAYS
NEAR THE MAPLE RIVER MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE DUE TO RISING WATERS.
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BURNT CREEK NEAR BISMARCK WAS
ABOVE MINOR FLOOD STAGE. THE BIG MUDDY CREEK NEAR ALMONT WAS IN
MODERATE FLOODING WITH CONTINUED RISES OBSERVED. THE HEART RIVER IS
ALSO ON THE RISE WITH MODERATE FLOODING ALREADY OCCURRING NEAR
JUDSON AND MINOR FLOODING OCCURRING AND FORECAST AT MANDAN. BOTH
MORTON AND MERCER COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORT DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON
MANY RURAL AND SECONDARY ROADWAYS DUE TO RISING WATER LEVELS...WITH
ALL SECONDARY ROADS CLOSED IN OLIVER COUNTY.
AS OF 11 PM CDT SUNDAY...THE STAGE ON THE BEAVER CREEK NEAR LINTON
WAS 14.8 FEET...AND WILL FLUCTUATE NEAR THIS LEVEL INTO WEDNESDAY.
FLOODING WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON SPRING CREEK NEAR ZAP...WITH HIGH
WATER ON ANTELOPE...SWEET BRIAR AND HAY AND APPLE CREEKS IN SOUTH
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THE KNIFE RIVER NEAR HAZEN IS FORECAST TO
REACH 24.4 FEET BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...AS A RESULT HIGH WATER IS ALSO
POSSIBLE NEAR BEULAH AND GOLDEN VALLEY. COUNTY ROADS 18...26 AND 27
WERE CLOSED IN THE VICINITY OF HAZEN.
HIGH WATER IS ALSO NOTED ON THE SQUARE BUTTE CREEK NEAR CENTER WITH
MINOR FLOODING ON THE CANNONBALL AT BREIEN. THE CEDAR CREEK NEAR
RALEIGH WILL REMAIN NEAR 10.5 FEET INTO THIS WEEK. MODERATE FLOODING
IS OCCURRING ON THE APPLE CREEK NEAR MENOKEN WITH A POTENTIAL CREST
NEAR 17.0 FEET THIS WEEK. REPORTS OF 3 FOOT RISES ON THE BRANCH
KNIFE RIVER IN HEBRON HAD ALSO BEEN REPORTED LATE SUNDAY EVENING.
IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...THE CEDAR CREEK NEAR HAYNES HAD A STAGE
OF 17.9 FEET SUNDAY EVENING WITH CONTINUED RISES EXPECTED. THE
CANNONBALL RIVER NEAR REGENT IS FORECAST TO REACH A STAGE OF 14.7
FEET BY MONDAY EVENING. INCREASED FLOWS FROM SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CAUSE
HIGH WATER ON THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER LATE NEXT
WEEK...HOWEVER...FLOODING IS NOT FORECAST AT THIS TIME.
IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...MULTIPLE POINTS ON THE SOURIS...DES
LACS AND WINTERING RIVERS WILL REACH FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS
WEEK...WITH MODERATE FLOODING OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING FORECAST
FOR WILLOW CREEK NEAR WILLOW CITY THIS WEEK. AN ICE JAM WAS REPORTED
EARLIER SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON THE DES LACS RIVER NEAR
FOXHOLM...CAUSING FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS NEAR FOXHOLM.
IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...THE LITTLE MUDDY RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR
10.0 FEET THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH WATER WAS ALSO OBSERVED ON LONG
CREEK...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RISES.
IT IS ADVISED THAT MANY OTHER CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS WEST AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BESIDES THOSE LISTED ABOVE...ARE ALL
SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER RISES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS DUE TO OUR
RECENT SNOW MELT. THOSE LIVING NEAR STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE URGED TO
DILIGENTLY MONITOR WATER LEVELS.
IN ADDITION...OVERLAND FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. EVEN IF YOU DO NOT LIVE NEAR A
RIVER OR STREAM...TAKE NOTE OF THE AMOUNT OF SNOW OR RUN OFF NEAR
YOUR PROPERTY...ANY BLOCKED DRAINAGES OR CULVERTS...OR IF YOU LIVE
IN A LOW LYING AREA AS OVERLAND FLOODING MAY OCCUR. POOR RURAL AND
COUNTY ROAD CONDITIONS ARE NOW PROBABLE IN ALL AREAS DUE TO SNOW
MELT AND RUN OFF. CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU TRAVEL...AND BE
AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
A SIGNIFICANT AND SLOW MOVING STORM LOOKS TO IMPACT THE LOCAL AREA
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AND LASTING INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THIS
STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF
PRECIPITATION TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. STAY TUNED TO
FORECAST UPDATES AS THIS STORM MAY AGGRAVATE CURRENT FLOODING.
LAT...LON 4593 10405 4653 10405 4654 10380 4663 10379
4662 10324 4698 10322 4718 10271 4794 10370
4863 10402 4901 10377 4901 9954 4838 9948
4836 9984 4786 9980 4786 9930 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
NH/KS000
WGUS83 KBIS 131726
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1226 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009
NDC001-007-009-011-013-015-021-023-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-
049-051-053-055-057-059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-089-093-101-
103-105-140615-
/O.CON.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090414T0615Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLEAN ND-GRANT ND-LOGAN ND-EMMONS ND-LAMOURE ND-SLOPE ND-
HETTINGER ND-MCINTOSH ND-DICKEY ND-BOWMAN ND-ADAMS ND-BURKE ND-
SHERIDAN ND-WELLS ND-FOSTER ND-MERCER ND-BILLINGS ND-STUTSMAN ND-
KIDDER ND-BURLEIGH ND-OLIVER ND-STARK ND-PIERCE ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-
MCHENRY ND-WILLIAMS ND-WARD ND-RENVILLE ND-BOTTINEAU ND-ROLETTE ND-
DIVIDE ND-DUNN ND-MORTON ND-MCKENZIE ND-SIOUX ND-
1226 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT TUESDAY/1215
AM MDT TUESDAY/ FOR SIOUX...EASTERN MCKENZIE...MORTON...DUNN...
DIVIDE...ROLETTE...BOTTINEAU...RENVILLE...WARD...WILLIAMS...
MCHENRY...MOUNTRAIL...PIERCE...STARK...OLIVER...BURLEIGH...KIDDER...
STUTSMAN...SOUTHEASTERN BILLINGS...MERCER...FOSTER...WELLS...
SHERIDAN...BURKE...ADAMS...BOWMAN...DICKEY...MCINTOSH...HETTINGER...
SLOPE...LAMOURE...EMMONS...LOGAN...GRANT AND MCLEAN COUNTIES...
SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON. MANY SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND MANY RURAL AND SECONDARY ROADS
REMAIN FLOODED. PONDING OF WATER IS OCCURRING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND
DITCHES ARE FULL. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES EVEN ON MAJOR
HIGHWAYS...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES IN SOME RURAL AREAS. CHECK
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU TRAVEL. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH OUT THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4593 10405 4653 10405 4654 10380 4663 10379
4662 10324 4698 10322 4718 10271 4794 10370
4863 10402 4901 10377 4901 9954 4838 9948
4836 9984 4786 9980 4786 9930 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
HW000
WGUS83 KBIS 140420
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1120 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009
NDC001-007-009-011-013-015-021-023-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-
049-051-053-055-057-059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-089-093-101-
103-105-140615-
/O.CON.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090414T0615Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLEAN ND-GRANT ND-LOGAN ND-EMMONS ND-LAMOURE ND-SLOPE ND-
HETTINGER ND-MCINTOSH ND-DICKEY ND-BOWMAN ND-ADAMS ND-BURKE ND-
SHERIDAN ND-WELLS ND-FOSTER ND-MERCER ND-BILLINGS ND-STUTSMAN ND-
KIDDER ND-BURLEIGH ND-OLIVER ND-STARK ND-PIERCE ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-
MCHENRY ND-WILLIAMS ND-WARD ND-RENVILLE ND-BOTTINEAU ND-ROLETTE ND-
DIVIDE ND-DUNN ND-MORTON ND-MCKENZIE ND-SIOUX ND-
1120 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT/1215 AM MDT/
FOR SIOUX...EASTERN MCKENZIE...MORTON...DUNN...DIVIDE...ROLETTE...
BOTTINEAU...RENVILLE...WARD...WILLIAMS...MCHENRY...MOUNTRAIL...
PIERCE...STARK...OLIVER...BURLEIGH...KIDDER...STUTSMAN...SOUTHEASTERN
BILLINGS...MERCER...FOSTER...WELLS...SHERIDAN...BURKE...ADAMS...
BOWMAN...DICKEY...MCINTOSH...HETTINGER...SLOPE...LAMOURE...EMMONS...
LOGAN...GRANT AND MCLEAN COUNTIES...
SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MONDAY NIGHT. MANY SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND MANY RURAL AND SECONDARY ROADS
REMAIN FLOODED. INTERSTATE 94 FROM BISMARCK TO JAMESTOWN HAS BEEN
CLOSED DUE TO OVERLAND FLOODING...AS HAVE MANY OTHER LOCAL ROADWAYS.
PONDING OF WATER IS OCCURRING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND DITCHES ARE
FULL. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES EVEN ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS...AND
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES IN SOME RURAL AREAS. CHECK THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU TRAVEL. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
OUT THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4593 10405 4653 10405 4654 10380 4663 10379
4662 10324 4698 10322 4718 10271 4794 10370
4863 10402 4901 10377 4901 9954 4838 9948
4836 9984 4786 9980 4786 9930 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
NH000
WGUS43 KBIS 140444
FLWBIS
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1144 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009
NDC001-007-009-011-013-015-021-023-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-
049-051-053-055-057-059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-089-093-101-
103-105-150615-
/O.EXT.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090415T0615Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
1144 PM CDT MON APR 13 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BOTTINEAU COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOTTINEAU...
MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
PIERCE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
RENVILLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
ROLETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
WARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MINOT...
BURKE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
DIVIDE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CROSBY...
EASTERN MCKENZIE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
MOUNTRAIL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
WILLIAMS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WILLISTON...
BURLEIGH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BISMARCK...
EMMONS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
KIDDER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
MCLEAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
MORTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
OLIVER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
SHERIDAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
SIOUX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
WELLS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
DICKEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
FOSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
LAMOURE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
LOGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
MCINTOSH COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
STUTSMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JAMESTOWN...
ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN BILLINGS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
BOWMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOWMAN...
DUNN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
HETTINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
SLOPE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
STARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DICKINSON...
SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MONDAY NIGHT. MANY SMALL STREAMS AND
CREEKS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND MANY RURAL AND SECONDARY ROADS
REMAIN FLOODED. INTERSTATE 94 FROM BISMARCK TO JAMESTOWN HAS BEEN
CLOSED DUE TO OVERLAND FLOODING...AS HAVE MANY OTHER LOCAL ROADWAYS.
PONDING OF WATER IS OCCURRING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND DITCHES ARE
FULL. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES EVEN ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS...AND
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES IN SOME RURAL AREAS. CHECK THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU TRAVEL. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THE DAYTIME AND INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4593 10405 4653 10405 4654 10380 4663 10379
4662 10324 4698 10322 4718 10271 4794 10370
4863 10402 4901 10377 4901 9954 4838 9948
4836 9984 4786 9980 4786 9930 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
NH000
WGUS83 KBIS 141524
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1024 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009
NDC001-007-009-011-013-015-021-023-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-
049-051-053-055-057-059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-089-093-101-
103-105-150615-
/O.CON.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090415T0615Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLEAN ND-GRANT ND-LOGAN ND-EMMONS ND-LAMOURE ND-SLOPE ND-
HETTINGER ND-MCINTOSH ND-DICKEY ND-BOWMAN ND-ADAMS ND-BURKE ND-
SHERIDAN ND-WELLS ND-FOSTER ND-MERCER ND-BILLINGS ND-STUTSMAN ND-
KIDDER ND-BURLEIGH ND-OLIVER ND-STARK ND-PIERCE ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-
MCHENRY ND-WILLIAMS ND-WARD ND-RENVILLE ND-BOTTINEAU ND-ROLETTE ND-
DIVIDE ND-DUNN ND-MORTON ND-MCKENZIE ND-SIOUX ND-
1024 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY/1215 AM MDT WEDNESDAY/ FOR SIOUX...EASTERN MCKENZIE...
MORTON...DUNN...DIVIDE...ROLETTE...BOTTINEAU...RENVILLE...WARD...
WILLIAMS...MCHENRY...MOUNTRAIL...PIERCE...STARK...OLIVER...
BURLEIGH...KIDDER...STUTSMAN...SOUTHEASTERN BILLINGS...MERCER...
FOSTER...WELLS...SHERIDAN...BURKE...ADAMS...BOWMAN...DICKEY...
MCINTOSH...HETTINGER...SLOPE...LAMOURE...EMMONS...LOGAN...GRANT AND
MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AT 1021 AM CDT SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. MANY SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE
OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND MANY RURAL AND SECONDARY ROADS REMAIN
FLOODED. PONDING OF WATER IS OCCURRING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND
DITCHES ARE FULL. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES EVEN ON MAJOR
HIGHWAYS...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES IN SOME RURAL AREAS. CHECK
THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU TRAVEL. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH OUT THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON
SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER ON COUNTRY ROADS AND
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4593 10405 4653 10405 4654 10380 4663 10379
4662 10324 4698 10322 4718 10271 4794 10370
4863 10402 4901 10377 4901 9954 4838 9948
4836 9984 4786 9980 4786 9930 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
HW000
WGUS43 KBIS 141836
FLWBIS
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
136 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2009
NDC001-007-009-011-013-015-021-023-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-
049-051-053-055-057-059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-089-093-101-
103-105-160015-
/O.EXT.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090416T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
136 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR NEARLY ALL COUNTIES IN WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT WEDNESDAY/615 PM MDT WEDNESDAY/
* AS OF EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...MULTIPLE RIVERS AND STREAMS WERE
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...IN
ADDITION TO OVERLAND FLOODING.
SNOWMELT CONTINUES TO CAUSE FLOODING ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. MANY SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE OUT OF THEIR
BANKS AND MANY RURAL AND SECONDARY ROADS REMAIN FLOODED. PONDING OF
WATER IS OCCURRING IN LOW LYING AREAS...AND DITCHES ARE FULL. TRAVEL
WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES...EVEN ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS...AND NEARLY
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES IN SOME RURAL AREAS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU TRAVEL.
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS IS EXPECTED TO
SUBSIDE IN MANY LOCATIONS WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER AFTER
TODAY...AS THE WARM TEMPERATURES HAVE MELTED ALL REMAINING SNOW.
MOTORISTS HERE ARE URGED TO CONTINUE TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AS ROADS
MAY STILL HAVE WATER COVERING THEM. AREAS EAST OF THE MISSOURI
SHOULD ALSO SEE OVERLAND FLOODING STARTING TO SUBSIDE BY WEDNESDAY.
OVER THE SOURIS RIVER BASIN...WHERE SNOWPACK WAS GREATEST AND
TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT BEEN QUITE AS WARM...OVERLAND FLOODING AND
FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IS ONGOING OR JUST STARTING.
AREAL FLOODING IN THIS AREA MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE DAYS.
FLOODING ALSO CONTINUES ON MAJOR RIVERS AND STREAMS THROUGHOUT
WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE KNIFE...HEART...
AND CANNONBALL RIVERS...AS WELL AS MANY LOCATIONS IN THE JAMES
AND SOURIS RIVER BASINS.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST
FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO
CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING
WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.
LAT...LON 4593 10405 4653 10405 4654 10380 4663 10379
4662 10324 4698 10322 4718 10271 4794 10370
4863 10402 4901 10377 4901 9954 4838 9948
4836 9984 4786 9980 4786 9930 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
TWH000
WGUS83 KBIS 152047
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
347 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009
NDC007-023-051-053-089-105-152036-
/O.CAN.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090416T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCINTOSH ND-BILLINGS ND-STARK ND-WILLIAMS ND-DIVIDE ND-MCKENZIE ND-
347 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MCKENZIE...DIVIDE...
WILLIAMS...STARK...BILLINGS AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IN THESE COUNTIES REPORTED
THAT FLOOD WATERS HAD RECEDED.
LAT...LON 4596 9900 4630 9900 4629 9990 4597 9988
4595 10323 4662 10324 4663 10210 4701 10213
4702 10262 4803 10253 4816 10280 4900 10289
4901 9954 4786 9980 4786 9930 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
NDC001-009-011-013-015-021-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-049-055-
057-059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-093-101-103-160015-
/O.CON.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090416T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLEAN ND-GRANT ND-LOGAN ND-EMMONS ND-LAMOURE ND-SLOPE ND-
HETTINGER ND-DICKEY ND-BOWMAN ND-ADAMS ND-BURKE ND-SHERIDAN ND-
WELLS ND-FOSTER ND-MERCER ND-STUTSMAN ND-KIDDER ND-BURLEIGH ND-
OLIVER ND-PIERCE ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-MCHENRY ND-WARD ND-RENVILLE ND-
BOTTINEAU ND-ROLETTE ND-DUNN ND-MORTON ND-SIOUX ND-
347 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT/615 PM MDT/
FOR SIOUX...MORTON...EASTERN DUNN...ROLETTE...BOTTINEAU...RENVILLE...
WARD...MCHENRY...MOUNTRAIL...PIERCE...OLIVER...BURLEIGH...KIDDER...
STUTSMAN...MERCER...FOSTER...WELLS...SHERIDAN...BURKE...ADAMS...
EASTERN BOWMAN...DICKEY...HETTINGER...EASTERN SLOPE...LAMOURE...
EMMONS...LOGAN...GRANT AND MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AS OF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...MANY SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE OUT OF
THEIR BANKS AND MANY RURAL AND SECONDARY ROADS REMAIN FLOODED.
PONDING OF WATER IS OCCURRING IN LOW LYING AREAS AND DITCHES ARE
FULL. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES EVEN ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS...AND
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES IN SOME RURAL AREAS. CHECK THE LATEST
ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU TRAVEL. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
OUT THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS.
FOR THE BEAVER CREEK AT LINTON...THE STAGE AT 3 PM CDT WEDNESDAY WAS
12.9 FEET. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO FALL...YET REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
DO NO DRIVE ON WATER COVERED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4596 9900 4630 9900 4629 9990 4597 9988
4595 10323 4662 10324 4663 10210 4701 10213
4702 10262 4803 10253 4816 10280 4900 10289
4901 9955 4786 9980 4786 9930 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
PJA000
WGUS43 KBIS 152143
FLWBIS
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
443 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009
NDC001-009-011-013-015-021-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-049-055-
057-059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-093-101-103-170015-
/O.EXT.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090417T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
443 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT THURSDAY/615 PM MDT THURSDAY/
* AS OF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
MAJOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING OR FORECAST THIS WEEK ON MULTIPLE
POINTS ON THE JAMES RIVER AND PIPESTEM CREEK. BEAR CREEK WAS ALSO
OBSERVED TO HAVE HIGH WATER NEAR OAKES...IN ADDITION TO THE MAPLE
RIVER NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER.
IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...MOST RIVERS AND STREAMS WERE
CRESTING...OR ALREADY FALLING. THE STAGE ON THE BEAVER CREEK AT
LINTON AT 4 PM CDT WAS 12.8 FEET...AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO
FALL...YET REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. FLOODING
WAS NOTED ON THE HEART...CANNONBALL AND KNIFE RIVERS...IN ADDITION
TO THE BIG MUDDY...APPLE...CEDAR AND SQUARE BUTTE CREEKS.
IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...HIGH WATER WAS OBSERVED ON THE CEDAR
CREEK NEAR HAYNES. INCREASED FLOWS FROM SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CAUSE
CONTINUED RISES AND HIGH WATER ON THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER INTO
NEXT WEEK.
IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...RISING WATER AND FLOODING CONTINUES
AT MULTIPLE POINTS ALONG THE SOURIS...WINTERING AND DEEP RIVERS...IN
ADDITION TO WILLOW CREEK.
MANY OTHER SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS NOT MENTIONED ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LIKELY HAVE HIGH WATER OR ARE OUT OF THEIR
BANKS...YET SHOULD BE BEGINNING TO RECEDE. SEE THE LATEST RIVER
POINT FORECASTS OR RIVER STATEMENTS FOR SPECIFIC STAGE INFORMATION
AT RIVER FORECAST POINTS.
MULTIPLE SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS ARE UNDER WATER OR WASHED OUT
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS
PRIOR TO TRAVELING...AND DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADWAYS.
EVEN IF YOU DO NOT LIVE NEAR A RIVER OR STREAM...CLOGGED DRAINAGES
OR CULVERTS MAY CAUSE OVERLAND FLOODING.
LAT...LON 4596 9900 4630 9900 4629 9990 4597 9988
4595 10323 4662 10324 4663 10210 4701 10213
4702 10262 4803 10253 4816 10280 4900 10289
4901 9955 4786 9980 4786 9930 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
PJA000
WGUS83 KBIS 152242
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
542 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009
NDC001-009-011-013-015-021-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-049-055-
057-059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-093-101-103-170015-
/O.CON.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090417T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLEAN ND-GRANT ND-LOGAN ND-EMMONS ND-LAMOURE ND-SLOPE ND-
HETTINGER ND-DICKEY ND-BOWMAN ND-ADAMS ND-BURKE ND-SHERIDAN ND-
WELLS ND-FOSTER ND-MERCER ND-STUTSMAN ND-KIDDER ND-BURLEIGH ND-
OLIVER ND-PIERCE ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-MCHENRY ND-WARD ND-RENVILLE ND-
BOTTINEAU ND-ROLETTE ND-DUNN ND-MORTON ND-SIOUX ND-
542 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT THURSDAY/615
PM MDT THURSDAY/ FOR SIOUX...MORTON...EASTERN DUNN...ROLETTE...
BOTTINEAU...RENVILLE...WARD...MCHENRY...MOUNTRAIL...PIERCE...
OLIVER...BURLEIGH...KIDDER...STUTSMAN...MERCER...FOSTER...WELLS...
SHERIDAN...BURKE...ADAMS...EASTERN BOWMAN...DICKEY...HETTINGER...
EASTERN SLOPE...LAMOURE...EMMONS...LOGAN...GRANT AND MCLEAN
COUNTIES...
AT 533 PM CDT/433 PM MDT/ AS OF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...MANY SMALL
STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND MANY RURAL AND
SECONDARY ROADS REMAIN FLOODED. PONDING OF WATER IS OCCURRING IN LOW
LYING AREAS AND DITCHES ARE FULL. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES
EVEN ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS...AND NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES IN SOME
RURAL AREAS. CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU TRAVEL.
FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH OUT THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHTTIME
HOURS.
FOR THE BEAVER CREEK AT LINTON...THE STAGE AT 3 PM CDT WEDNESDAY WAS
12.9 FEET. THE CREEK IS FORECAST TO FALL...YET REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
DO NO DRIVE ON WATER COVERED ROADWAYS.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 4596 9900 4630 9900 4629 9990 4597 9988
4595 10323 4662 10324 4663 10210 4701 10213
4702 10262 4803 10253 4816 10280 4900 10289
4901 9955 4786 9980 4786 9930 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
HW000
WGUS83 KBIS 162134
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
434 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009
NDC013-162142-
/O.CAN.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090417T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BURKE ND-
434 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR BURKE COUNTY...
LAW ENFORCEMENT IN BURKE COUNTY REPORTED THAT FLOOD WATERS HAD
RECEDED.
LAT...LON 4596 9900 4630 9900 4629 9990 4597 9988
4595 10323 4662 10324 4663 10210 4701 10213
4703 10262 4803 10253 4854 10284 4853 10221
4899 10201 4901 9955 4786 9980 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
NDC001-009-011-015-021-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-049-055-057-
059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-093-101-103-170015-
/O.CON.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090417T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLEAN ND-GRANT ND-LOGAN ND-EMMONS ND-LAMOURE ND-SLOPE ND-
HETTINGER ND-DICKEY ND-BOWMAN ND-ADAMS ND-SHERIDAN ND-WELLS ND-
FOSTER ND-MERCER ND-STUTSMAN ND-KIDDER ND-BURLEIGH ND-OLIVER ND-
PIERCE ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-MCHENRY ND-WARD ND-RENVILLE ND-BOTTINEAU ND-
ROLETTE ND-DUNN ND-MORTON ND-SIOUX ND-
434 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT/615 PM MDT/
FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
AS OF THURSDAY AFTERNOON...FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
MAJOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING OR FORECAST THIS WEEK ON MULTIPLE
POINTS ON THE JAMES RIVER AND PIPESTEM CREEK. BEAR CREEK WAS ALSO
OBSERVED TO HAVE HIGH WATER NEAR OAKES...IN ADDITION TO THE MAPLE
RIVER NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER.
IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...MOST RIVERS AND STREAMS WERE
CRESTING...OR ALREADY FALLING. THE STAGE ON THE BEAVER CREEK AT
LINTON AT 3 PM CDT THURSDAY WAS 11.9 FEET...AND IS FORECAST TO
CONTINUE TO FALL...YET REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
FLOODING WAS NOTED ON THE HEART...CANNONBALL AND KNIFE RIVERS...IN
ADDITION TO THE BIG MUDDY...APPLE...CEDAR AND SQUARE BUTTE CREEKS.
IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...HIGH WATER WAS OBSERVED ON THE CEDAR
CREEK NEAR HAYNES. INCREASED FLOWS FROM SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CAUSE
CONTINUED RISES AND HIGH WATER ON THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER INTO
NEXT WEEK.
IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...RISING WATER AND FLOODING CONTINUES
AT MULTIPLE POINTS ALONG THE SOURIS...WINTERING AND DEEP RIVERS...IN
ADDITION TO WILLOW CREEK.
MANY OTHER SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS NOT MENTIONED ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LIKELY HAVE HIGH WATER OR ARE OUT OF THEIR
BANKS...YET SHOULD BE BEGINNING TO RECEDE. SEE THE LATEST RIVER
POINT FORECASTS OR RIVER STATEMENTS FOR SPECIFIC STAGE INFORMATION
AT RIVER FORECAST POINTS.
MULTIPLE SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS ARE UNDER WATER OR WASHED OUT
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS
PRIOR TO TRAVELING...AND DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADWAYS.
EVEN IF YOU DO NOT LIVE NEAR A RIVER OR STREAM...CLOGGED DRAINAGES
OR CULVERTS MAY CAUSE OVERLAND FLOODING.
LAT...LON 4596 9900 4630 9900 4629 9990 4597 9988
4595 10323 4662 10324 4663 10210 4701 10213
4703 10262 4803 10253 4854 10284 4853 10221
4899 10201 4901 9955 4786 9980 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
JV000
WGUS43 KBIS 162342
FLWBIS
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
642 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009
NDC001-009-011-015-021-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-049-055-057-
059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-093-101-103-180015-
/O.EXT.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090418T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
642 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT FRIDAY/615 PM MDT FRIDAY/
* AT 636 PM CDT/536 PM MDT/THURSDAY AFTERNOON...FLOODING CONTINUES
ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
MAJOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING OR FORECAST THIS WEEK ON MULTIPLE
POINTS ON THE JAMES RIVER AND PIPESTEM CREEK. BEAR CREEK WAS ALSO
OBSERVED TO HAVE HIGH WATER NEAR OAKES...IN ADDITION TO THE MAPLE
RIVER NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER.
IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...MOST RIVERS AND STREAMS WERE
CRESTING...OR ALREADY FALLING. THE STAGE ON THE BEAVER CREEK AT
LINTON AT 6 PM CDT THURSDAY WAS 11.7 FEET...AND IS FORECAST TO
CONTINUE TO FALL...YET REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
FLOODING CONTINUED ON THE CANNONBALL AND KNIFE RIVERS. THE HEART
RIVER AT MANDAN FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT
WATER REMAINED HIGH ON THE BIG MUDDY...APPLE...CEDAR AND SQUARE
BUTTE CREEKS.
IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...HIGH WATER WAS OBSERVED ON THE CEDAR
CREEK NEAR HAYNES. INCREASED FLOWS FROM SOUTH DAKOTA WILL CAUSE
CONTINUED RISES AND HIGH WATER ON THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT
MARMARTH AND MEDORA INTO NEXT WEEK.
IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...RISING WATER AND FLOODING CONTINUES
AT MULTIPLE POINTS ALONG THE SOURIS...WINTERING AND DEEP RIVERS...IN
ADDITION TO WILLOW CREEK.
MANY OTHER SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS NOT MENTIONED ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LIKELY HAVE HIGH WATER OR ARE OUT OF THEIR
BANKS...YET SHOULD BE BEGINNING TO RECEDE. SEE THE LATEST RIVER
POINT FORECASTS OR RIVER STATEMENTS FOR SPECIFIC STAGE INFORMATION
AT RIVER FORECAST POINTS.
MULTIPLE SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS ARE UNDER WATER OR WASHED OUT
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS
PRIOR TO TRAVELING...AND DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADWAYS.
EVEN IF YOU DO NOT LIVE NEAR A RIVER OR STREAM...CLOGGED DRAINAGES
OR CULVERTS MAY CAUSE OVERLAND FLOODING.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 4596 9900 4630 9900 4629 9990 4597 9988
4595 10323 4662 10324 4663 10210 4701 10213
4703 10262 4803 10253 4854 10284 4853 10221
4899 10201 4901 9955 4786 9980 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
HW000
WGUS43 KBIS 172102
FLWBIS
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
302 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009
NDC001-009-011-015-021-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-049-055-057-
059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-093-101-103-190015-
/O.EXT.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090419T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
302 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
BOTTINEAU COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BOTTINEAU...
MCHENRY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
PIERCE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
RENVILLE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
ROLETTE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
WARD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MINOT...
MOUNTRAIL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
BURLEIGH COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BISMARCK...
EMMONS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
KIDDER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
MCLEAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
MORTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
OLIVER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
SHERIDAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
SIOUX COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
WELLS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
DICKEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
FOSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
LAMOURE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
LOGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
STUTSMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF JAMESTOWN...
ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
EASTERN BOWMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
EASTERN DUNN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
HETTINGER COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
EASTERN SLOPE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT SATURDAY/615 PM MDT SATURDAY/
* ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF WEST AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...HOWEVER...MANY OF THE CREEKS AND RIVERS
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA HAVE CRESTED AND WATER LEVELS WERE SLOWLY
FALLING.
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGERS INDICATED THAT OVERLAND FLOODING CONTINUED
WITH MULTIPLE TOWNSHIP AND COUNTY ROADS IN THE WARNED AREA STILL
UNDER WATER. A FEW STATE HIGHWAYS WERE ALSO CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
MAKE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PRIOR TO TRAVELING. IF
YOU COME TO A FLOODED ROAD...DO NOT DRIVE INTO THE WATER.
ADDITIONALLY...DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES...EVEN IF NO WATER IS
VISIBLE ON THE ROADWAY...AS THE ROAD MAY NOT BE STRUCTURALLY SOUND
DUE TO WASHOUT.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 4596 9900 4630 9900 4629 9990 4597 9988
4595 10323 4662 10324 4663 10210 4701 10213
4703 10262 4803 10253 4854 10284 4853 10221
4899 10201 4901 9955 4786 9980 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
KJB/JPM000
WGUS43 KBIS 181846
FLWBIS
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
146 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009
NDC001-009-011-015-021-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-049-055-057-
059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-093-101-103-210015-
/O.EXT.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090421T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
146 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT MONDAY/615 PM MDT MONDAY/
* AT 137 PM CDT/1237 PM MDT/ SATURDAY AFTERNOON...FLOODING CONTINUES
ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.
MAJOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING OR FORECAST THIS WEEK ON MULTIPLE
POINTS ON THE JAMES RIVER AND PIPESTEM CREEK. BEAR CREEK WAS ALSO
OBSERVED TO HAVE HIGH WATER NEAR OAKES...IN ADDITION TO THE MAPLE
RIVER NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER.
IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...MOST RIVERS AND STREAMS WERE
FALLING. THE STAGE ON THE BEAVER CREEK AT LINTON AT 1 PM CDT
SATURDAY WAS 9.3 FEET...AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO
FALL...DROPPING BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON SUNDAY. FLOODING
CONTINUED ON THE CANNONBALL AND KNIFE RIVERS. THE HEART RIVER AT
MANDAN FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON BUT WATER
REMAINED HIGH ON THE BIG MUDDY...APPLE...CEDAR AND SQUARE BUTTE
CREEKS.
IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...THE HIGH WATER ON THE CEDAR CREEK AT
HAYNES IS NOW QUICKLY FALLING. INCREASED FLOWS FROM SOUTH DAKOTA
HAVE DECREASED...AND ADDITIONAL RISES ARE NOT EXPECTED. HIGH WATER
ON THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MARMARTH AND MEDORA WILL CONTINUE
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...RISING WATER AND FLOODING CONTINUES
AT MULTIPLE POINTS ALONG THE SOURIS...WINTERING AND DEEP RIVERS...IN
ADDITION TO WILLOW CREEK.
MANY OTHER SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS NOT MENTIONED ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL LIKELY HAVE HIGH WATER OR ARE OUT OF THEIR
BANKS...YET SHOULD BE BEGINNING TO RECEDE. SEE THE LATEST RIVER
POINT FORECASTS OR RIVER STATEMENTS FOR SPECIFIC STAGE INFORMATION
AT RIVER FORECAST POINTS.
MULTIPLE SECONDARY AND COUNTY ROADS ARE UNDER WATER OR WASHED OUT
ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS
PRIOR TO TRAVELING...AND DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADWAYS.
EVEN IF YOU DO NOT LIVE NEAR A RIVER OR STREAM...CLOGGED DRAINAGES
OR CULVERTS MAY CAUSE OVERLAND FLOODING.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
IMMEDIATELY.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. BE
ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
LAT...LON 4596 9900 4630 9900 4629 9990 4597 9988
4595 10323 4662 10324 4663 10210 4701 10213
4703 10262 4803 10253 4854 10284 4853 10221
4899 10201 4901 9955 4786 9980 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
TWH000
WGUS83 KBIS 192344
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
644 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009
NDC001-009-011-015-021-025-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-049-055-057-
059-061-065-069-075-079-083-085-087-093-101-103-210015-
/O.CON.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090421T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLEAN ND-GRANT ND-LOGAN ND-EMMONS ND-LAMOURE ND-SLOPE ND-
HETTINGER ND-DICKEY ND-BOWMAN ND-ADAMS ND-SHERIDAN ND-WELLS ND-
FOSTER ND-MERCER ND-STUTSMAN ND-KIDDER ND-BURLEIGH ND-OLIVER ND-
PIERCE ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-MCHENRY ND-WARD ND-RENVILLE ND-BOTTINEAU ND-
ROLETTE ND-DUNN ND-MORTON ND-SIOUX ND-
644 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT MONDAY/615 PM
MDT MONDAY/ FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON...FLOODING CONTINUES ACROSS MUCH OF WEST AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...HOWEVER...MANY OF THE CREEKS AND RIVERS
ACROSS THE WARNED AREA HAVE CRESTED AND WATER LEVELS WERE SLOWLY
FALLING.
THE TWO MAIN EXCEPTIONS ARE ON THE JAMES RIVER AT JAMESTOWN DAM AND
AT LUDDEN...WHERE RECORD FLOODING IS EITHER OCCURRING OR IS FORECAST
TO OCCUR IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
OVERLAND FLOODING CONTINUES WITH MULTIPLE TOWNSHIP AND COUNTY ROADS
IN THE WARNED AREA STILL UNDER WATER. A FEW STATE HIGHWAYS WERE ALSO
CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
MAKE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS PRIOR TO TRAVELING. IF
YOU COME TO A FLOODED ROAD...DO NOT DRIVE INTO THE WATER.
ADDITIONALLY...DO NOT DRIVE AROUND BARRICADES...EVEN IF NO WATER IS
VISIBLE ON THE ROADWAY...AS THE ROAD MAY NOT BE STRUCTURALLY SOUND
DUE TO WASHOUT.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO
HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO
FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
LAT...LON 4596 9900 4630 9900 4629 9990 4597 9988
4595 10323 4662 10324 4663 10210 4701 10213
4703 10262 4803 10253 4854 10284 4853 10221
4899 10201 4901 9955 4786 9980 4760 9925
4758 9850 4664 9843 4663 9803 4593 9800
$$
KJB/SCHECK000
WGUS83 KBIS 201925
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
225 PM CDT MON APR 20 2009
NDC011-025-065-087-201933-
/O.CAN.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090421T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SLOPE ND-BOWMAN ND-OLIVER ND-DUNN ND-
125 PM MDT MON APR 20 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EASTERN DUNN...OLIVER...
EASTERN BOWMAN AND EASTERN SLOPE COUNTIES...
COUNTY OFFICIALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED THAT FLOODING HAD
ENDED ACROSS THESE COUNTIES.
LAT...LON 4596 9899 4630 9900 4614 10062 4598 10051
4597 10052 4626 10294 4662 10293 4663 10212
4610 10152 4644 10057 4704 10087 4730 10102
4700 10211 4853 10285 4853 10222 4899 10200
4900 9956 4786 9980 4758 9851 4592 9802
$$
NDC001-009-015-021-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-049-055-057-059-061-
069-075-079-083-085-093-101-103-210015-
/O.CON.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090421T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLEAN ND-GRANT ND-LOGAN ND-EMMONS ND-LAMOURE ND-HETTINGER ND-
DICKEY ND-ADAMS ND-SHERIDAN ND-WELLS ND-FOSTER ND-MERCER ND-
STUTSMAN ND-KIDDER ND-BURLEIGH ND-PIERCE ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-MCHENRY ND-
WARD ND-RENVILLE ND-BOTTINEAU ND-ROLETTE ND-MORTON ND-SIOUX ND-
225 PM CDT MON APR 20 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT/615 PM MDT/
FOR SIOUX...SOUTHEASTERN MORTON...ROLETTE...BOTTINEAU...RENVILLE...
WARD...MCHENRY...MOUNTRAIL...PIERCE...BURLEIGH...KIDDER...STUTSMAN...
MERCER...FOSTER...WELLS...SHERIDAN...NORTHEASTERN ADAMS...DICKEY...
HETTINGER...LAMOURE...EMMONS...LOGAN...SOUTHERN GRANT AND MCLEAN
COUNTIES...
AS OF MONDAY AFTERNOON...RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WERE RECEDING...THE EXCEPTION BEING THE SOURIS
RIVER NEAR WESTHOPE AND THE JAMES RIVER NEAR LUDDEN DAM.
MANY COUNTY AND TOWNSHIPS WERE UNDER WATER ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING
AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. EVEN AFTER WATER
HAS RECEDED OFF ROADWAYS...THE STRUCTURE OF THE ROAD MAY BE DEGRADED
WITH CULVERTS ERODED. CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU TRAVEL.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 4596 9899 4630 9900 4614 10062 4598 10051
4597 10052 4626 10294 4662 10293 4663 10212
4610 10152 4644 10057 4704 10087 4730 10102
4700 10211 4853 10285 4853 10222 4899 10200
4900 9956 4786 9980 4758 9851 4592 9802
$$
PJA000
WGUS83 KBIS 201933
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
233 PM CDT MON APR 20 2009
NDC001-059-201941-
/O.CAN.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090421T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ADAMS ND-MORTON ND-
133 PM MDT MON APR 20 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MORTON AND ADAMS
COUNTIES...
ON MONDAY AFTERNOON...COUNTY OFFICIALS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED
THAT THE FLOODING HAS ENDED IN THESE COUNTIES.
LAT...LON 4592 9802 4596 9899 4630 9900 4614 10062
4597 10052 4633 10292 4660 10293 4662 10292
4663 10212 4612 10148 4613 10144 4648 10047
4732 10102 4700 10211 4853 10285 4853 10222
4899 10200 4900 9956 4786 9980 4758 9851
$$
NDC009-015-021-029-031-037-041-043-045-047-049-055-057-061-069-075-
079-083-085-093-101-103-210015-
/O.CON.KBIS.FA.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090421T0015Z/
/00000.0.SM.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLEAN ND-GRANT ND-LOGAN ND-EMMONS ND-LAMOURE ND-HETTINGER ND-
DICKEY ND-SHERIDAN ND-WELLS ND-FOSTER ND-MERCER ND-STUTSMAN ND-
KIDDER ND-BURLEIGH ND-PIERCE ND-MOUNTRAIL ND-MCHENRY ND-WARD ND-
RENVILLE ND-BOTTINEAU ND-ROLETTE ND-SIOUX ND-
233 PM CDT MON APR 20 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT/615 PM MDT/
FOR EASTERN SIOUX...ROLETTE...BOTTINEAU...RENVILLE...WARD...
MCHENRY...MOUNTRAIL...PIERCE...BURLEIGH...KIDDER...STUTSMAN...
MERCER...FOSTER...WELLS...SHERIDAN...DICKEY...HETTINGER...LAMOURE...
EMMONS...LOGAN...SOUTHERN GRANT AND MCLEAN COUNTIES...
AS OF MONDAY AFTERNOON...RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS WESTERN AND
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WERE RECEDING...THE EXCEPTION BEING THE SOURIS
RIVER NEAR WESTHOPE AND THE JAMES RIVER NEAR LUDDEN DAM.
MANY COUNTY AND TOWNSHIPS ROADS WERE UNDER WATER ACROSS CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS. DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS
WATER COVERED ROADWAYS. EVEN AFTER WATER HAS RECEDED OFF
ROADWAYS...THE STRUCTURE OF THE ROAD MAY BE DEGRADED WITH CULVERTS
ERODED. CHECK ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU TRAVEL.
A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 4592 9802 4596 9899 4630 9900 4614 10062
4597 10052 4633 10292 4660 10293 4662 10292
4663 10212 4612 10148 4613 10144 4648 10047
4732 10102 4700 10211 4853 10285 4853 10222
4899 10200 4900 9956 4786 9980 4758 9851
$$
PJAWhat forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Apr 12, 3:30 AM MDT, 8 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 12, 3:30 AM MDT, 8 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 430 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2009 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A SPLIT FLOW PATTERN CONTINUING OVER THE CENTRAL/WESTERN CONUS. IN THE SOUTHERN BRANCH...A CLOSED UPPER LOW WAS SPINNING OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING AND PRODUCING A SOUTHERLY FLOW INTO NORTH DAKOTA. A COUPLE OF DISTURBANCES SEEN ROTATING INTO NORTH DAKOTA HAVE TRIGGERED SCATTERED SHOWERS. IN THE NORTHERN BRANCH A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WAS SEEN MOVING EAST FROM WESTERN ALBERTA AND MONTANA. WILL GRADUALLY SEE THE UPPER WIND FLOW TRANSITION FROM SOUTHERLY THIS MORNING TO MORE WESTERLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FORECAST AREA FALLS INCREASINGLY INTO THE NORTHERN BRANCH. A SFC TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN BRANCH WILL MIGRATE ACROSS OUR WESTERN ZONES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN OUT TONIGHT AS IT MOVES INTO OUR CENTRAL AND EASTERN ZONES. OVERALL...EXPECT SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS TODAY/TONIGHT IN OUR CENTRAL AND EASTERN ZONES WITH MORE NUMEROUS SHOWERS IN THE WEST TODAY. THE PATTERN REMAINS PROGRESSIVE WITH A TRANSITORY RIDGE NOSING INTO WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA 12Z MONDAY...AND CENTRAL/EASTERN ZONES BY 00Z TUESDAY. WILL SEE A DRY DAY/WARM DAY MONDAY WITH AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 55F AND 65F. AS THE RIDGE SLIPS EAST OF OUR CWA MONDAY NIGHT...A DOMINATE SOUTHWEST FLOW SETS UP THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM. A DEEPENING CLOSED UPPER LOW WILL MOVE FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SOUTH INTO NEVADA BY TUESDAY NIGHT. CONTINUED RENEWED JET ENERGY MOVING DOWN THE BACK SIDE OF THE UPPER LOW WILL RESULT IN FURTHER DEEPENING AND A SLOWER MOVEMENT. THE NET RESULT OVER NORTH DAKOTA WILL BE FOR A THREAT OF RAIN SHOWERS TO DEVELOP OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND THEN SLOWLY EXPAND EAST POSSIBLY REACHING OUR CENTRAL ZONES BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT A MAJOR UPPER LEVEL CLOSED LOW WILL DOMINATE MOST OF THE LONG TERM FORECAST PERIOD. SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL RESULT FOR OUR CWA...AND THIS MAY HAVE A LARGE IMPACT ON OUR ONGOING FLOODING SITUATION. PERHAPS THE MOST DIFFICULT...AND IMPORTANT QUESTION IS HOW MUCH COLD AIR WILL ENTER THE SYSTEM. THERE IS A CHANCE OF HEAVY SNOW IN MY FAR WEST BY THURSDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IF THE GFS VERIFIES. FOR NOW WILL CONTINUE THE HIGH POPS AND KEEP A MENTION OF SNOW MIXING WITH THE RAIN IN MY FAR WEST BEFORE THE SYSTEM EXITS NEXT WEEKEND. && .AVIATION... AN UPPER TROUGH WILL GENERATE SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. IF THE SHOWERS PERSIST...CEILINGS MAY LOWER TO THE MVFR CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && KS/RL
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 12, 3:37 AM MDT, 8 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 437 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2009 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-130945- 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- 437 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2009 /337 AM MDT SUN APR 12 2009/ 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 MELTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE RIVER LEVELS TO RISE NEAR OR ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ON SEVERAL PARTS OF THE SOURIS RIVER...THE CANNONBALL RIVER...THE JAMES RIVER...AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES. NUMEROUS FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. IN ADDITION...NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS WILL OCCUR IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TODAY WHILE SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL OCCUR IN CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A SIGNIFICANT AND SLOW MOVING STORM LOOKS TO BE ON TRACK WHICH POTENTIALLY COULD BRING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAIN TO WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AND INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. THERE IS SOME POSSIBILITY THAT THE RAIN COULD MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW IN WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA. STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE FORECASTS AS THIS COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE ONGOING FLOODING SITUATION. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT FLOODING OR RAPIDLY RISING WATER LEVELS TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. KS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 6:38 PM MDT | Areal Flood Warning | BIS | Morton | 18 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:42 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Morton | 4 days |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.