Alert archive / North Dakota / Flood Watches in 2011
Flood Watch 4, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this flood watch at May 18, 2011, 1:34 PM MDT for 32 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at May 19, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 44 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 18, 2011, 1:34 PM MDT (19:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 19, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 21, 2011, 1:55 PM MDT
- In force
- 44 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Flood severity
- None
All 32 counties
Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bottineau County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Dickey County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Foster County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, Kidder County, ND, LaMoure County, ND, Logan County, ND, McHenry County, ND, McIntosh County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Pierce County, ND, Renville County, ND, Rolette County, ND, Sheridan County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Stutsman County, ND, Wells County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 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 nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 75 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1733 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
742 WGUS63 KBIS 181934 FFABIS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 234 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE RAIN SHOULD BEGIN IN SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND SLOWLY MOVE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY WHICH COULD ENHANCE RAINFALL TOTALS EVEN FURTHER. INITIALLY...THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MAJOR RIVERS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING...AND IF THIS DOES OCCUR...THEN THE MAJOR RIVERS WILL BECOME IMPACTED IN THE DAYS TO COME. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES...PLEASE MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ003>005-010>013-018>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-190345- /O.NEW.KBIS.FA.A.0004.110520T0000Z-110521T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...NEW TOWN... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 234 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 /134 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011/ ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... BOTTINEAU...MCHENRY...PIERCE...RENVILLE...ROLETTE AND WARD. IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...MOUNTRAIL. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BURLEIGH...EMMONS...GRANT...KIDDER...MCLEAN... MERCER...MORTON...OLIVER...SHERIDAN...SIOUX AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...DICKEY...FOSTER...LA MOURE...LOGAN... MCINTOSH AND STUTSMAN. IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...ADAMS... BILLINGS...BOWMAN...DUNN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HETTINGER...SLOPE AND STARK. * POSSIBLE HEAVY RAINFALL WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY FLOOD THEIR BANKS AND PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ KS/AJS/TSW
14 follow-up statements
921 WGUS63 KBIS 190311 FFABIS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1011 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THE RAIN SHOULD BEGIN IN SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND SLOWLY MOVE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT OVER SOUTHWESTERN AND MOST OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY WHICH COULD ENHANCE RAINFALL TOTALS EVEN FURTHER. INITIALLY...THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MAJOR RIVERS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING...AND IF THIS DOES OCCUR...THEN THE MAJOR RIVERS WILL BECOME IMPACTED IN THE DAYS TO COME. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES...PLEASE MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ003>005-010>013-018>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-191115- /O.CON.KBIS.FA.A.0004.110520T0000Z-110521T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...NEW TOWN... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1011 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 /911 PM MDT WED MAY 18 2011/ ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BOTTINEAU... MCHENRY...PIERCE...RENVILLE...ROLETTE AND WARD. IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...MOUNTRAIL. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... BURLEIGH...EMMONS...GRANT...KIDDER...MCLEAN...MERCER... MORTON...OLIVER...SHERIDAN...SIOUX AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...DICKEY...FOSTER...LA MOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH AND STUTSMAN. IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...ADAMS...BILLINGS... BOWMAN...DUNN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HETTINGER...SLOPE AND STARK. * FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY FLOOD THEIR BANKS AND PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ WAA
876 WGUS63 KBIS 190902 FFABIS URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 402 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE RAIN SHOULD BEGIN IN SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND SLOWLY MOVE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD ENHANCE LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS EVEN FURTHER. INITIALLY...THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MAJOR RIVERS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING...AND IF THIS DOES OCCUR...THEN THE MAJOR RIVERS WILL BECOME IMPACTED IN THE DAYS TO COME. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES...PLEASE MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ001-002-009-017-191715- /O.EXB.KBIS.FA.A.0004.110520T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... WATFORD CITY 402 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... BURKE...DIVIDE...MCKENZIE AND WILLIAMS. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY FLOOD THEIR BANKS AND PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NDZ003>005-010>013-018>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-191715- /O.EXT.KBIS.FA.A.0004.110520T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCHENRY-PIERCE-DUNN- MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS- STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT- BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOHALL...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...NEW TOWN... MINOT...TOWNER...RUGBY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 402 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 /302 AM MDT THU MAY 19 2011/ ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BOTTINEAU... MCHENRY...PIERCE...RENVILLE...ROLETTE AND WARD. IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...MOUNTRAIL. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... BURLEIGH...EMMONS...GRANT...KIDDER...MCLEAN...MERCER... MORTON...OLIVER...SHERIDAN...SIOUX AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...DICKEY...FOSTER...LA MOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH AND STUTSMAN. IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...ADAMS...BILLINGS... BOWMAN...DUNN...GOLDEN VALLEY...HETTINGER...SLOPE AND STARK. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY FLOOD THEIR BANKS AND PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ JV
121 WGUS63 KBIS 191547 FFABIS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1047 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE RAIN SHOULD BEGIN IN SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND SLOWLY MOVE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD ENHANCE LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS EVEN FURTHER. INITIALLY...THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MAJOR RIVERS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING...AND IF THIS DOES OCCUR...THEN THE MAJOR RIVERS WILL BECOME IMPACTED IN THE DAYS TO COME. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES...PLEASE MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-200000- /O.CON.KBIS.FA.A.0004.110520T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1047 AM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 /947 AM MDT THU MAY 19 2011/ ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BOTTINEAU... MCHENRY...PIERCE...RENVILLE...ROLETTE AND WARD. IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...BURKE...DIVIDE...MCKENZIE...MOUNTRAIL AND WILLIAMS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BURLEIGH...EMMONS... GRANT...KIDDER...MCLEAN...MERCER...MORTON...OLIVER... SHERIDAN...SIOUX AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... DICKEY...FOSTER...LA MOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH AND STUTSMAN. IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...ADAMS...BILLINGS...BOWMAN...DUNN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HETTINGER...SLOPE AND STARK. * FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY FLOOD THEIR BANKS AND PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ KS
787 WGUS63 KBIS 191948 FFABIS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 248 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. THE RAIN WILL BEGIN IN SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND SLOWLY MOVE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD ENHANCE LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS EVEN FURTHER. INITIALLY...THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MAJOR RIVERS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING...AND IF THIS DOES OCCUR...THEN THE MAJOR RIVERS WILL BECOME IMPACTED IN THE DAYS TO COME. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES...PLEASE MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-200400- /O.CON.KBIS.FA.A.0004.110520T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 248 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 /148 PM MDT THU MAY 19 2011/ ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BOTTINEAU... MCHENRY...PIERCE...RENVILLE...ROLETTE AND WARD. IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...BURKE...DIVIDE...MCKENZIE...MOUNTRAIL AND WILLIAMS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BURLEIGH...EMMONS... GRANT...KIDDER...MCLEAN...MERCER...MORTON...OLIVER... SHERIDAN...SIOUX AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... DICKEY...FOSTER...LA MOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH AND STUTSMAN. IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...ADAMS...BILLINGS...BOWMAN...DUNN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HETTINGER...SLOPE AND STARK. * FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY FLOOD THEIR BANKS AND PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ KS
712 WGUS63 KBIS 200203 FFABIS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 903 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY. LIGHT RAIN HAS MOVED NORTH INTO SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA ...AND WILL SLOWLY CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY OVER MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD ENHANCE LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS EVEN FURTHER. INITIALLY...THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MAJOR RIVERS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING...AND IF THIS DOES OCCUR...THEN THE MAJOR RIVERS WILL BECOME IMPACTED IN THE DAYS TO COME. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES...PLEASE MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-201015- /O.CON.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 903 PM CDT THU MAY 19 2011 /803 PM MDT THU MAY 19 2011/ ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BOTTINEAU... MCHENRY...PIERCE...RENVILLE...ROLETTE AND WARD. IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...BURKE...DIVIDE...MCKENZIE...MOUNTRAIL AND WILLIAMS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BURLEIGH...EMMONS... GRANT...KIDDER...MCLEAN...MERCER...MORTON...OLIVER... SHERIDAN...SIOUX AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... DICKEY...FOSTER...LA MOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH AND STUTSMAN. IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...ADAMS...BILLINGS...BOWMAN...DUNN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HETTINGER...SLOPE AND STARK. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY FLOOD THEIR BANKS AND PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ WAA/LTH
305 WGUS63 KBIS 200905 FFABIS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 405 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST. THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WHICH COULD ENHANCE LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS EVEN FURTHER. INITIALLY...THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MAJOR RIVERS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING...AND IF THIS DOES OCCUR...THEN THE MAJOR RIVERS WILL BECOME IMPACTED IN THE DAYS TO COME. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES...PLEASE MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-202000- /O.CON.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA... DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH... MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 405 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 /305 AM MDT FRI MAY 20 2011/ ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BOTTINEAU... MCHENRY...PIERCE...RENVILLE...ROLETTE AND WARD. IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...BURKE...DIVIDE...MCKENZIE...MOUNTRAIL AND WILLIAMS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BURLEIGH...EMMONS... GRANT...KIDDER...MCLEAN...MERCER...MORTON...OLIVER... SHERIDAN...SIOUX AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... DICKEY...FOSTER...LA MOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH AND STUTSMAN. IN SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...ADAMS...BILLINGS...BOWMAN...DUNN... GOLDEN VALLEY...HETTINGER...SLOPE AND STARK. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY FLOOD THEIR BANKS AND PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NH
664 WGUS63 KBIS 201551 FFABIS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1051 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON... AND ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ENHANCE LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS EVEN FURTHER. INITIALLY...THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MAJOR RIVERS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING...AND IF THIS DOES OCCUR...THEN THE MAJOR RIVERS WILL BECOME IMPACTED IN THE DAYS TO COME. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES...PLEASE MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ018>020-031>034-040>045-201700- /O.CAN.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN... BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES 1051 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 /951 AM MDT FRI MAY 20 2011/ ...FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY AN OVERLAND FLOOD ADVISORY... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN REPLACED BY AN OVERLAND FLOOD ADVISORY. $$ NDZ001>005-009>013-017-021>023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-210000- /O.CON.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-BURLEIGH- KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER... RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY... CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON... EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1051 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BOTTINEAU...MCHENRY...PIERCE...RENVILLE... ROLETTE AND WARD. IN NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...BURKE...DIVIDE... MCKENZIE...MOUNTRAIL AND WILLIAMS. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BURLEIGH...EMMONS...KIDDER...MCLEAN...SHERIDAN AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...DICKEY...FOSTER...LA MOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH AND STUTSMAN. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY FLOOD THEIR BANKS AND PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ TSW
951 WGUS63 KBIS 201714 FFABIS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1214 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...A FLOOD WARNING FOR PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...AND A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON... AND ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ENHANCE LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS EVEN FURTHER. INITIALLY...THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MAJOR RIVERS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING...AND IF THIS DOES OCCUR...THEN THE MAJOR RIVERS WILL BECOME IMPACTED IN THE DAYS TO COME. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES...PLEASE MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ001>003-009>011-017-201815- /O.CAN.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-MCKENZIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL... WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...WATFORD CITY 1214 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A FLOOD WARNING. $$ NDZ004-005-012-013-021>023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-210115- /O.CON.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 1214 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BOTTINEAU... MCHENRY...PIERCE AND ROLETTE. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... BURLEIGH...EMMONS...KIDDER...MCLEAN...SHERIDAN AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...DICKEY...FOSTER...LA MOURE...LOGAN... MCINTOSH AND STUTSMAN. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY FLOOD THEIR BANKS AND PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
206 WGUS63 KBIS 202022 FFABIS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 322 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...A FLOOD WARNING FOR PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA... AND A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING... AND ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ON SATURDAY. THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD ENHANCE LOCAL RAINFALL TOTALS EVEN FURTHER. THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MAJOR RIVERS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING...AND IF THIS DOES OCCUR...THEN THE MAJOR RIVERS WILL BECOME IMPACTED IN THE DAYS TO COME. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES...PLEASE MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ004-005-012-013-021>023-025-035>037-046>048-050-051-210430- /O.CON.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- BURLEIGH-KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY... GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BISMARCK...STEELE... JAMESTOWN...LINTON...NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 322 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BOTTINEAU... MCHENRY...PIERCE AND ROLETTE. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... BURLEIGH...EMMONS...KIDDER...MCLEAN...SHERIDAN AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...DICKEY...FOSTER...LA MOURE...LOGAN... MCINTOSH AND STUTSMAN. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY FLOOD THEIR BANKS AND PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
426 WGUS63 KBIS 210154 FFABIS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 854 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE BOTTINEAU AND ROLLA...SOUTH THROUGH HARVEY AND CARRINGTON...TO STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON AND OAKES. THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MAJOR RIVERS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING...AND IF THIS DOES OCCUR...THEN THE MAJOR RIVERS WILL BECOME IMPACTED IN THE DAYS TO COME. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES...MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR THE BISMARCK NWS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ021-035-210300- /O.CAN.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MCLEAN-BURLEIGH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARRISON...BISMARCK 854 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING BURLEIGH AND MCLEAN COUNTIES...HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THESE AREAS ARE UNDER A FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH COVERS LOCATIONS ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER...AS WELL AS RURAL AREAS OF MCLEAN AND BURLEIGH COUNTIES. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION...WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. $$ NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-036-037-046>048-050-051-211000- /O.CON.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 854 PM CDT FRI MAY 20 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...BOTTINEAU... MCHENRY...PIERCE AND ROLETTE. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... EMMONS...KIDDER...SHERIDAN AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...DICKEY...FOSTER...LA MOURE...LOGAN...MCINTOSH AND STUTSMAN. * THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS AND PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. FLOODING MAY ALSO IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ KINNEY
071 WGUS63 KBIS 210613 FFABIS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 113 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS IMPACTED INCLUDE BOTTINEAU AND ROLLA...SOUTH THROUGH HARVEY AND CARRINGTON. THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MAJOR RIVERS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING...AND IF THIS DOES OCCUR...THEN THE MAJOR RIVERS WILL BECOME IMPACTED IN THE DAYS TO COME. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES...MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR THE BISMARCK NWS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ036-037-046>048-050-051-210715- /O.CAN.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...LINTON... NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES 113 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN AERIAL FLOOD ADVISORY. $$ NDZ004-005-012-013-022-023-025-211700- /O.CON.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY... MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 113 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BOTTINEAU...MCHENRY...PIERCE AND ROLETTE...SHERIDAN...WELLS AND FOSTER. * THROUGH THIS EVENING * SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS AND PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING ACROSS CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. FLOODING MAY ALSO IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NH
267 WGUS63 KBIS 210847 FFABIS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 347 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS INCLUDED IN THE FLOOD WATCH ARE BOTTINEAU AND ROLLA...SOUTH THROUGH TOWNER AND RUGBY. THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS ARE OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MAJOR RIVERS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES...MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR THE BISMARCK NWS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ022-023-025-211000- /O.CAN.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON 347 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN AERIAL FLOOD ADVISORY. $$ NDZ004-005-012-013-211700- /O.CON.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY 347 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... BOTTINEAU...MCHENRY...PIERCE AND ROLETTE. * THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * RUNOFF FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$ NH
843 WGUS63 KBIS 211454 FFABIS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 954 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE MODERATE TO HEAVY AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. AREAS INCLUDED IN THE FLOOD WATCH ARE BOTTINEAU AND ROLLA...SOUTH THROUGH TOWNER AND RUGBY. THE FORECAST RAIN AMOUNTS ARE OF MOST CONCERN FOR THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND NOT SO MUCH FOR THE MAJOR RIVERS. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE OVERLAND FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS. FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION AND UPDATES...MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR THE BISMARCK NWS ONLINE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS. NDZ004-005-012-013-212300- /O.CON.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY 954 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA... BOTTINEAU...MCHENRY...PIERCE AND ROLETTE. * UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING * RUNOFF FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL MAY IMPACT LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. && $$
334 WGUS63 KBIS 211955 FFABIS FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 255 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN THREAT DIMINISHING NORTH CENTRAL... .THE FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH 7 PM SATURDAY EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAINFALL FELL WEST OF THE REGION AND FURTHER RAINS EXPECTED TONIGHT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FLOODING. THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NDZ004-005-012-013-212100- /O.CAN.KBIS.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110522T0000Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-MCHENRY-PIERCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...TOWNER...RUGBY 255 PM CDT SAT MAY 21 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAINFALL FRIDAY NIGHT FELL WEST OF THE REGION AND FURTHER RAINFALL TONIGHT IS NOT EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FLOODING. THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WAA
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at May 18, 11:59 AM MDT, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 18, 11:59 AM MDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1259 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 .UPDATE...NO CHANGES TO WX AND POPS. HAVE BUMPED TEMPS UP AGAIN ACROSS NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY WATCH AREA. HAVE DROPPED WINDS A LITTLE AS THEY HAVE NOT BEEN AS STRONG AS PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. && .DISCUSSION...A BAND OF PRECIPITATION EXTENDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. PREVIOUS WEATHER AND PROBABILITY FORECAST LOOKS GOOD AND WILL NOT CHANGE. TEMPERATURES HAVE ALMOST REACHED THE FORECAST HIGH AND WILL LIKELY CLIMB A FEW MORE DEGREES TO THEIR AFTERNOON MAXIMUMS AND HAVE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. && .AVIATION...HAVE KEPT VCNTY SHOWERS IN DICKINSON AND WILLISTON. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALL AREAS BUT THE FAR SOUTHWEST. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && TSW
Hazardous weather outlook, May 18, 9:36 AM MDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1036 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-191545- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS- FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER- STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN- LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 1036 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2011 /936 AM MDT WED MAY 18 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE SOUTHWEST TODAY AND EARLY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE POOR DRAINAGE EXISTS. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...NO ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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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 sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.