Alert archive / North Dakota / River Flood Warnings in 2009
River Flood Warning 19, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this river flood warning at Apr 10, 2009, 11:31 AM CDT for Foster County, North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 11, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 11 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2009, 11:31 AM CDT (16:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 11, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2009, 10:23 AM CDT
- In force
- 11 days
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Flood severity
- Major
County Foster County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point James River near Grace City (GCEN8). The gauge peaked at 17.73 ft at Apr 17, 2009, 9:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06468170, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 3:35 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BIS | Emmons | 58 hr |
| Apr 10, 6:06 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BIS | Mercer | 5 days |
| Apr 10, 10:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BIS | Mercer, Oliver | 7 days |
| Apr 10, 10:29 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 12 days |
| Apr 10, 11:30 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BIS | Dickey, Foster, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh and 3 more | 48 hr |
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.