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River Flood Warning 5, NWS Bismarck, ND

March 21, 2009Burleigh County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this river flood warning at Mar 21, 2009, 2:44 PM CDT for Burleigh County, North Dakota. It took effect at Mar 24, 2009, 4:36 AM CDT. It was in force for 62 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 21, 2009, 2:44 PM CDT (19:44 UTC)
In effect from: Mar 24, 2009, 4:36 AM CDT
Expired: Mar 26, 2009, 6:14 PM CDT
In force: 62 hr
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Flood severity: Minor

County Burleigh County, ND

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Apple Creek (ND) near Menoken (MENN8). The gauge peaked at 15.31 ft at Mar 24, 2009, 10:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 13 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 16 ft
Major stage: 17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06349500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood warning went out at Mar 21, 1:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 21, 1:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 21, 5:46 AM CDT, 8 hours 58 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
546 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

NDZ031-040-043-221100-
GOLDEN VALLEY-SLOPE-BOWMAN-
446 AM MDT SAT MAR 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

A STORM SYSTEM THAT IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER COLORADO AND
WYOMING ON SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TO MINNESOTA
AND ONTARIO ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION TO THE STATE BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...THEN CHANGE
TO SNOW OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY...AND CHANGE TO SNOW OVER
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY NIGHT. AS THE RAIN CHANGES TO
SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AS THE SNOW AND WIND
CONTINUE...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-032-033-041-044-221100-
DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-BILLINGS-STARK-
HETTINGER-ADAMS-
546 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009 /446 AM MDT SAT MAR 21 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH
DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

VARIOUS RIVER AND AREAL FLOOD ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT OVER THE LITTLE MISSOURI...MISSOURI...HEART...KNIFE...AND
CANNONBALL RIVER BASINS IN SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

A STORM SYSTEM THAT IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER COLORADO AND
WYOMING ON SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TO MINNESOTA
AND ONTARIO ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION TO THE STATE BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...THEN CHANGE
TO SNOW OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY...AND CHANGE TO SNOW OVER
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY NIGHT. AS THE RAIN CHANGES TO
SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AS THE SNOW AND WIND
CONTINUE...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ003-004-011-012-019>022-034-035-042-045-046-221100-
RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-WARD-MCHENRY-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-
MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS-
546 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009 /446 AM MDT SAT MAR 21 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

VARIOUS RIVER AND AREAL FLOOD ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT OVER THE LITTLE MISSOURI...MISSOURI...HEART...KNIFE...AND
CANNONBALL RIVER BASINS IN SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

A STORM SYSTEM THAT IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER COLORADO AND
WYOMING ON SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TO MINNESOTA
AND ONTARIO ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION TO THE STATE BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...THEN CHANGE
TO SNOW OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY...AND CHANGE TO SNOW OVER
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY NIGHT. AS THE RAIN CHANGES TO
SNOW...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL DEVELOP AND
CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AS THE SNOW AND WIND
CONTINUE...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP WITH VISIBILITIES NEAR
ZERO AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

NDZ005-013-023-025-036-037-047-048-050-051-221100-
ROLETTE-PIERCE-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-LOGAN-LA MOURE-
MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
546 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

A STORM SYSTEM THAT IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP OVER COLORADO AND
WYOMING ON SUNDAY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTHEASTWARD TO MINNESOTA
AND ONTARIO ON WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION TO THE STATE BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AS RAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...THEN CHANGE
TO SNOW OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY...AND CHANGE TO SNOW OVER
CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA MONDAY NIGHT.

PRECIPITATION OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WILL
LIKELY BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

JV

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 21, 11:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1102 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0853 AM     FLOOD            MOTT                    46.37N 102.33W
03/21/2009                   HETTINGER          ND   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS SURROUNDING MOTT ARE FLOODED.
            EVACUATING WESTERN MOTT IN ANTICIPATION OF FLOOD...SINCE
            CANNONBALL RIVER IS UP TO ITS BANKS AND RISING.

&&

SCHECK

Local storm report, Mar 21, 11:05 AM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1105 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0903 AM     FLOOD            2 S HEBRON              46.87N 102.04W
03/21/2009                   MORTON             ND   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROUTE 139 HAD TO BE CLOSED DUE TO WATER FLOWING OVER ROAD
            SURFACE FROM CANNONBALL RIVER OUT OF ITS BANKS.

&&

SCHECK

Local storm report, Mar 21, 12:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 20, 7:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	BIS	Emmons	28 hr
Mar 21, 5:15 AM CDT	Blizzard Watch	BIS	Adams, Billings, Bottineau, Bowman, Burke, Burleigh and 16 more	48 hr
Mar 21, 9:58 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	BIS	Hettinger	12 hr
Mar 21, 10:07 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BIS	Dickey	6 days
Mar 21, 10:20 AM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	BIS	Morton	13 hr
Mar 21, 11:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BIS	Mercer, Oliver	6 days
Mar 21, 11:15 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	BIS	Mercer	3 days
Mar 21, 11:38 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BIS	Dickey, Foster, LaMoure, Sheridan, Stutsman, Wells	23 hr
Mar 21, 1:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	BIS	Morton	10 hr

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in North Dakota, 2009 Every river flood warning in 2009

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.