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River Flood Warning 32, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this river flood warning at Apr 22, 2011, 2:30 PM CDT for LaMoure County, North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 24, 2011, 11:48 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 22, 2011, 2:30 PM CDT (19:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 24, 2011, 11:48 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2011, 11:39 AM CDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Flood severity
- Minor
County LaMoure County, ND
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:31 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 river
Written for the forecast point James River at LaMoure (LAMN8). The gauge peaked at 13.13 ft at Apr 24, 2011, 11:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 14 ft
- Moderate stage
- 16 ft
- Major stage
- 18 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06470500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
100
WGUS43 KBIS 221930
FLWBIS
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
230 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH DAKOTA...
JAMES RIVER AT LAMOURE AFFECTING LA MOURE COUNTY
FOR THE JAMES RIVER AT LAMOURE...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
.THE JAMES RIVER AT LAMOURE IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE MINOR FLOOD
STAGE OF 14.0 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT...AND CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR
15.5 FEET BY TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS FORECAST IS EQUALLY DEPENDENT ON
SNOWMELT GENERATED RUNOFF...THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION REALIZED
FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY...AND THE ABILITY OF THE SOILS TO ABSORB
MORE WATER. THE RIVER FORECAST MAY CHANGE BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF
PRECIPITATION THAT IS OBSERVED.
NDC045-231930-
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230 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR
THE JAMES RIVER AT LAMOURE
* FROM SUNDAY BEFORE MIDNIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
* AT 02PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS...12.9 FEET
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET
* FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.5 FEET BY TUESDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...SOUTH SIDE OF COUNTY HIGHWAY 13 FLOODS. THE
TOWN OF LAMOURE DOES NOT FLOOD AT THIS HEIGHT.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1PM)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
JAMES RIVER BASIN
LAMOURE 14 12.9 FRI 2 PM 13.1 13.3 14.7 15.3 15.3
$$
AYD2 follow-up statements
584
WGUS83 KBIS 230200
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
900 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
DAKOTA...
JAMES RIVER AT LAMOURE AFFECTING LA MOURE COUNTY
JAMES RIVER NEAR LUDDEN DAM AFFECTING DICKEY COUNTY
PIPESTEM CREEK NEAR PINGREE AFFECTING STUTSMAN COUNTY
FOR THE JAMES RIVER NEAR LUDDEN DAM...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING
AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. FOR THE PIPESTEM CREEK NEAR PINGREE...
MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE. FOR THE JAMES
RIVER NEAR LAMOURE...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
.ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO
FALL ACROSS THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY IN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
THIS WILL CAUSE THE PIPESTEM CREEK NEAR PINGREE TO RISE TO 10.2 FEET BY MONDAY
NIGHT. IT WILL ALSO CAUSE THE JAMES RIVER AT LAMOURE TO RISE TO 15.5 FEET BY
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. FURTHERMORE...THIS PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY EXTEND
THE DURATION OF THE HIGH WATER ON THE JAMES RIVER NEAR LUDDEN DAM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER TOPS THE
ROADWAY. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. AVOID DRIVING ON FLOODED ROADS.
A FOLLOW-UP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED.
&&
NDC045-240200-
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900 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE JAMES RIVER AT LAMOURE.
* FROM SUNDAY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY NIGHT AND
CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.5 FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 16.0 FEET...SOUTH SIDE OF COUNTY HIGHWAY 13 FLOODS. THE
TOWN OF LAMOURE DOES NOT FLOOD AT THIS HEIGHT.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7PM)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
JAMES RIVER BASIN
LAMOURE 14 12.9 FRI 8 PM 13.1 13.6 14.9 15.4 15.2
$$
NDC021-240200-
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/LUDN8.2.RS.110327T2200Z.110415T1945Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
900 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE JAMES RIVER NEAR LUDDEN DAM.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:00 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.9 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.0 FEET BY
THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE
THEREAFTER.
* IMPACT...AT 15.9 FEET...WATER ON HIGHWAY 1, 11 MILES SOUTH OF OAKES.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7PM)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
JAMES RIVER BASIN
LUDDEN DAM 12 15.9 FRI 8 PM 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.9
$$
NDC093-240200-
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/PGEN8.2.RS.110405T2018Z.110409T1945Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
900 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE PIPESTEM CREEK NEAR PINGREE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 10.2 FEET BY
TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL AFFECTS FARMLAND, BUT
NO MAJOR CITIES OR ROADS. WATER IS OUT OF THE BANKS. LITTLE KNOWN
ABOUT DAMAGE.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7PM)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SAT SUN MON TUE WED
JAMES RIVER BASIN
PINGREE 9 9.2 FRI 8 PM 9.6 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.0
$$295
WGUS83 KBIS 231639
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1139 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
DAKOTA...
JAMES RIVER AT LAMOURE AFFECTING LA MOURE COUNTY
FOR THE JAMES RIVER BASIN INCLUDING LAMOURE...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED
TO STAY BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
.A MINOR RISE IS EXPECTED AT LAMOURE FROM THE RECENT PRECIPITATION...
BUT THE RIVER WILL REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER TOPS THE
ROADWAY. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. AVOID DRIVING ON FLOODED ROADS.
&&
NDC045-231709-
/O.CAN.KBIS.FL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-110423T1639Z/
/LAMN8.N.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1139 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2011
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
THE JAMES RIVER AT LAMOURE.
* AT 11:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 13.5 FEET
TUESDAY MORNING...THEN BEGIN A SLOW FALL.
&&
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7AM)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU
JAMES RIVER BASIN
LAMOURE 14 13.0 SAT 11 AM 12.9 13.0 13.5 13.5 13.2
$$
KINNEYWhat 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 Apr 22, 1:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 1:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 120 PM CDT FRI APR 22 2011 .UPDATE... UPDATE MAINLY FOR POP/WX TRENDS. && .DISCUSSION... UPDATED POP/WEATHER TRENDS BASED ON RECENT TRENDS AND ANTICIPATED EVOLUTION THROUGH THIS EVENING. THUS FAR...SNOW HAS BEEN CONFINED MAINLY TO THE SOUTHWEST...WITH CENTRAL SECTIONS STILL MAINTAINING MOSTLY RAIN. SLOWER CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW MAY LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS SOMEWHAT ON THE FRINGES OF THE WARNING/ADVISORY AREA. THIS MAY NECESSITATE SOME MINOR HEADLINE CHANGES LATER THIS AFTERNOON. CENTRAL SECTIONS MAY SEE THE MAIN ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING WITH COOLER GROUND TEMPS AND SIGNIFICANT TROWAL STILL ARCING BACK INTO THE STATE. BOWMAN REPORTED 3 INCHES AS OF 1130 AM CDT...WITH PLENTY OF SNOW STILL TO COME...SO THE CORE OF THE WARNING STILL LOOKS ON TARGET. RAIN/SNOW IS BECOMING PROBLEMATIC FOR OVERLAND/RIVER FLOODING. NEW WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MENOKEN...LINTON...BREIEN...AND MINOT BROADWAY BRIDGE. FLOOD ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS HAVE REPLACED THE FLOOD WATCH FOR THE THREAT OF RENEWED OVERLAND AND RIVER FLOODING. && .AVIATION... A SURFACE LOW IS CURRENTLY CENTERED NEAR FAITH SOUTH DAKOTA AND CONTINUES TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST. THE PRECIPITATION BAND HAS PUSHED NORTH AND COVERS MOST OF THE SOUTHERN TWO THIRDS OF THE STATE. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION EXTENDS FROM ELLENDALE TO BISMARCK AND WEST INTO THE DICKINSON AREA. THE PRECIPITATION IS RAIN EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER...BUT TURNS TO SNOW AS YOU GO WEST OF THE RIVER. THE MAJORITY OF NORTH DAKOTA HAS IFR CONDITIONS DUE TO CLOUDS...AND AREAS IN THE SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL HAVE IFR VISIBILITY CONDITIONS DUE TO RAIN...SNOW...AND FOG. LITTLE IF ANY IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL LIKELY IMPROVE FROM THE NORTHWEST BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AS THE LOW SLIPS EAST INTO IOWA. && .BIS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY FOR NDZ017-019>021-034-035-042-045. WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY FOR NDZ018-031>033-040-041-043-044. && AVIATION...TSW UPDATE...KINNEY
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 4:54 AM CDT, 9 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 454 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011 NDZ001>005-009>013-022-023-025-231000- DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD- MCHENRY-PIERCE-SHERIDAN-WELLS-FOSTER- 454 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY...POSSIBLY MIXING IN WITH SNOW AT TIMES. THE RAIN MAY ALSO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NDZ018-031>033-040-041-043-044-231000- DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- 454 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011 /354 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR MELTING OF RECENT SNOW AND FORECAST OF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED. SPOTTERS AND COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS. NDZ017-019>021-034-035-042-045-231000- MCKENZIE-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX- 454 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011 /354 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. PLEASE REFER TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR FURTHER DETAILS. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES MENTIONED ABOVE EXCEPT MCLEAN AND MCKENZIE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR MELTING OF RECENT SNOW AND FORECAST OF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE NEEDED. SPOTTERS AND COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WITH SNOWFALL TOTALS. NDZ036-037-046>048-050-051-231000- KIDDER-STUTSMAN-EMMONS-LOGAN-LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY- 454 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR MELTING OF RECENT SNOW AND FORECAST OF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. KS
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 22, 11:25 AM CDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1125 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1125 AM SNOW BOWMAN 46.18N 103.39W
04/22/2011 E3.0 INCH BOWMAN ND CO-OP OBSERVER
STILL SNOWING HEAVY.
&&
LLPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 3:31 AM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Dunn, Golden Valley, Hettinger and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 22, 11:18 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BIS | Ward | 7 days |
| Apr 22, 11:33 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BIS | Morton, Sioux | 47 hr |
| Apr 22, 12:13 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BIS | Emmons | 46 hr |
| Apr 22, 12:21 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | BIS | Burleigh | 46 hr |
| Apr 22, 12:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BIS | Burleigh, Dickey, Emmons, Kidder, LaMoure, Logan and 2 more | 7 days |
| Apr 22, 1:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BIS | Adams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger and 5 more | 69 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in North Dakota, 2011Every river flood warning in 2011
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.