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River Flood Warning 16, NWS Bismarck, ND

May 26, 2010McKenzie County, Williams County, North Dakota

NWS Bismarck, ND issued this river flood warning at May 26, 2010, 12:00 PM CDT for McKenzie County, Williams County, North Dakota. It took effect at May 27, 2010, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 26, 2010, 12:00 PM CDT (17:00 UTC)
In effect from: May 27, 2010, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 28, 2010, 11:05 AM CDT
In force: 16 hr
Issued by: NWS Bismarck, ND
Flood severity: Minor

Counties McKenzie County, ND, Williams County, ND

The river

Written for the forecast point Missouri River near Williston (WLTN8). The gauge peaked at 19.63 ft at May 28, 2010, 12:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 20 ft
Minor stage: 22 ft
Moderate stage: 24 ft
Major stage: 26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06330000, 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 May 26, 4:50 AM CDT, 7 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 4:50 AM CDT, 7 hours 10 minutes before

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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 gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.