River Flood Warning 49, NWS Bismarck, ND

Issued

Jun 15, 2011, 12:36 AM CDT (05:36 UTC)

Expired

Jun 15, 2011, 10:16 AM CDT

In force

10 hr

Issued by

NWS Bismarck, ND

Flood severity

Minor

Counties Morton County, ND, Sioux County, ND

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Written for the forecast point Cannonball River at Breien (BREN8). The gauge peaked at 9.77 ft at Jun 15, 2011, 1:00 AM CDT.

Action stage

8 ft

Minor stage

10 ft

Moderate stage

20 ft

Major stage

23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06354000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

884 
WGUS43 KBIS 150540
FLWBIS
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1240 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FLOOD 
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH DAKOTA... 

  CANNONBALL RIVER AT BREIEN AFFECTING MORTON AND SIOUX COUNTIES
FOR THE CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN INCLUDING BREIEN...MINOR FLOODING IS 
FORECAST.

.IN RESPONSE TO RECENT HEAVY RAIN...THE CANNONBALL RIVER AT BREIEN 
IS FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING AND CREST AROUND
10.9 FEET. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.

NDC059-085-160540-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FL.W.0049.110615T0536Z-110616T1400Z/
/BREN8.1.ER.110615T0536Z.110615T1200Z.110616T0200Z.NO/
1240 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CANNONBALL RIVER AT BREIEN
* FROM AFTER MIDNIGHT THIS MORNING UNTIL TONIGHT
* AT 12 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET 
* FORECAST TO RISE TO NEAR 10.9 FEET THIS MORNING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT.

&&

             FLD  OBSERVED       FORECASTS (7AM)
LOCATION     STG  STG DAY/TIME   WED    THU    FRI     SAT    SUN    

CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN
 BREIEN       10  9.8 WED 12 AM  10.9   9.1    8.0     7.2     6.0 

$$

409 
WGUS83 KBIS 151516
FLSBIS
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1016 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH 
DAKOTA...
 
  CANNONBALL RIVER AT BREIEN AFFECTING MORTON AND SIOUX COUNTIES
FOR THE CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN INCLUDING BREIEN NO FLOODING IS 
OBSERVED OR FORECAST.

.RUNOFF FROM THE MOST RECENT HEAVY RAINS PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF. 
BUT AS THE RIVER APPEARS TO HAVE CRESTED ABOUT 0.2 FT BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
AND IS NOW FALLING...THE FLOOD WARNING IS ACCORDINGLY CANCELLED. 


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.

&&

NDC059-085-151546-
/O.CAN.KBIS.FL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-110616T1400Z/
/BREN8.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1016 AM CDT WED JUN 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CANNONBALL RIVER AT BREIEN.
* AT  9:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 9.8 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL TO 7.9 FEET BY .
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...WATER OVERFLOWS NORTH BANK.

&&


             FLD  OBSERVED       FORECASTS (7AM)
LOCATION     STG  STG DAY/TIME   THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON

CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN
 BREIEN       10  8.8 WED 9 AM    7.9    7.1    6.6    5.9    5.1

$$
AJS

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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.