Flash Flood Warning 35, NWS Bismarck, ND

Issued

Jul 23, 2011, 12:14 AM CDT (05:14 UTC)

Expired

Jul 23, 2011, 6:00 AM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Bismarck, ND

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Foster County, ND, Kidder County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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599 
WGUS53 KBIS 230514
FFWBIS
NDC031-043-093-103-231100-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FF.W.0035.110723T0514Z-110723T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1214 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  FOSTER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN KIDDER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  NORTHERN STUTSMAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
  WELLS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 600 AM CDT

* AT 1212 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA ALREADY RECEIVED 1 TO 3      
  INCHES OF RAINFALL FROM EARLIER STORMS...AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2  
  INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...WITH ISOLATED 3 INCH AMOUNTS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
  OF FOSTER...NORTHEASTERN KIDDER...NORTHERN STUTSMAN AND WELLS
  COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF BARLOW...BORDULAC...BOWDON...
  BREMEN...CARRINGTON...CATHAY...CHASELEY...EDMUNDS...EMRICK...
  FESSENDEN...GLENFIELD...GRACE CITY...HAMBERG...HARVEY...HEATON...
  HEIMDAL...HURDSFIELD...JUANITA...KENSAL...MANFRED...MCHENRY...
  MELVILLE...PETTIBONE AND SYKESTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 4732 9849 4710 9955 4735 10004 4767 10003
      4767 10006 4783 10007 4783 9929 4760 9925
      4760 9850

$$

KINNEY

488 
WGUS73 KBIS 230634
FFSBIS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
134 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

NDC031-043-093-103-231100-
/O.CON.KBIS.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110723T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FOSTER ND-KIDDER ND-STUTSMAN ND-WELLS ND-
134 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WELLS...NORTHERN
STUTSMAN...NORTHEASTERN KIDDER AND FOSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 600 AM
CDT...

AT 113 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS MOST OF FOSTER AND 
NORTHERN STUTSMAN COUNTY. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 4 INCHES OF 
RAIN HAS FALLEN AROUND CARRINGTON...AND POINTS SOUTH AND WEST. THE 
GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT HEAVY RAIN AND LOCALIZED 
FLASH FLOODING IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG LOW-LYING TOWNSHIP ROADS.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 
OCCUR. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF 
BARLOW...BORDULAC...BOWDON...BREMEN...CARRINGTON...
CATHAY...CHASELEY...EDMUNDS...EMRICK...FESSENDEN...GLENFIELD...GRACE 
CITY...HAMBERG...HARVEY...HEATON...HEIMDAL...HURDSFIELD...JUANITA...
KENSAL...LAKE WILLIAMS...MANFRED...MCHENRY...MELVILLE...PETTIBONE 
AND SYKESTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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 ALSO SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

&&

LAT...LON 4732 9849 4710 9955 4735 10004 4767 10003
      4767 10006 4783 10007 4783 9929 4760 9925
      4760 9850

$$

KINNEY

347 
WGUS73 KBIS 231108
FFSBIS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
608 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

NDC031-043-093-103-231120-
/O.EXP.KBIS.FF.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110723T1100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
FOSTER ND-KIDDER ND-STUTSMAN ND-WELLS ND-
608 AM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WELLS...NORTHERN
STUTSMAN...NORTHEASTERN KIDDER AND FOSTER COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE...

A NEW FLOOD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE PREVIOUS 
FLASH FLOOD WARNING AREA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS 
WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS NOT 
EXPECTED. HOWEVER...LINGERING FLOODING OF TOWNSHIP ROADS AND 
LOW-LYING AREAS IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE TODAY...FOLLOWING THE HEAVY 
RAIN FRIDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.


LAT...LON 4732 9849 4710 9955 4735 10004 4767 10003       
      4767 10006 4783 10007 4783 9929 4760 9925
      4760 9850

$$

KINNEY

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