Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Bismarck, ND

Issued

Jun 12, 2011, 9:28 PM CDT (02:28 UTC)

Expired

Jun 13, 2011, 1:24 AM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Bismarck, ND

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties McLean County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Oliver County, ND

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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737 
WGUS53 KBIS 130228
FFWBIS
NDC055-057-065-130830-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FF.W.0004.110613T0228Z-110613T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
928 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EAST CENTRAL MERCER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  OLIVER COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 330 AM CDT MONDAY

* AT 924 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT ONE TO TWO      
  INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN ACROSS EASTERN OLIVER            
  COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF CENTER. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE  
  INCHES OF RAIN MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 330 AM CDT MONDAY ACROSS    
  THE WARNING AREA. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS
  OF EAST CENTRAL MERCER...OLIVER AND SOUTH CENTRAL MCLEAN
  COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF CENTER...CROSS RANCH STATE
  PARK...FALKIRK...FORT CLARK...HANNOVER...HAZEN...HENSLER...PRICE...
  SANGER...STANTON AND WASHBURN. ELEVATED WATER LEVELS ON FASTER     
  RESPONDING CREEKS AND STREAMS IS ALSO LIKELY...WHICH MAY LEAD TO   
  FLOODING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

&&

LAT...LON 4700 10176 4743 10163 4743 10084 4716 10092
      4715 10096 4714 10094 4709 10093 4699 10096

$$

AYD

642 
WGUS73 KBIS 130434
FFSBIS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1134 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2011

NDC055-057-065-130830-
/O.CON.KBIS.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110613T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLEAN ND-MERCER ND-OLIVER ND-
1134 PM CDT SUN JUN 12 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OLIVER...EAST CENTRAL
MERCER AND SOUTH CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CDT...

AT 1128 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 
THAT TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS CENTRAL OLIVER 
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF CENTER. RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL 
WILL LEAD TO A RAPID RISE ON THE SQUARE BUTTE CREEK SUNDAY NIGHT. 
THOSE NEAR SQUARE BUTTE CREEK SHOULD PREPARE FOR RAPIDLY RISING 
WATER AND POSSIBLE FLOODING.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO 
OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL MERCER...OLIVER AND 
SOUTH CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF CENTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES... AS WELL AS
FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.

&&

LAT...LON 4700 10176 4743 10163 4743 10084 4716 10092
      4715 10096 4714 10094 4709 10093 4699 10096

$$

AYD

349 
WGUS73 KBIS 130624
FFSBIS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
124 AM CDT MON JUN 13 2011

NDC055-057-065-130637-
/O.CAN.KBIS.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110613T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCLEAN ND-MERCER ND-OLIVER ND-
124 AM CDT MON JUN 13 2011

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR OLIVER...EAST 
CENTRAL MERCER AND SOUTH CENTRAL MCLEAN COUNTIES HAS BEEN REPLACED 
BY AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING...

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR OLIVER COUNTY HAS 
BEEN REPLACED BY AN AREAL FLOOD WARNING. THIS AREAL FLOOD WARNING IS 
IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR MERCER 
AND MCLEAN COUNTIES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO BE CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4700 10176 4743 10163 4743 10084 4716 10092
      4715 10096 4714 10094 4709 10093 4699 10096

$$

AYD

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