Alert archive / Minnesota / Areal Flood Warnings in 2011
Areal Flood Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this areal flood warning at Apr 8, 2011, 10:51 AM CDT for Grand Forks County, Traill County, Walsh County, North Dakota; 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 5 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2011, 10:51 AM CDT (15:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2011, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 5 days
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Polk County, MN, Grand Forks County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:51 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.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this areal flood warning went out at Apr 8, 2:55 AM CDT, 7 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 2:55 AM CDT, 7 hours 56 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 6:39 AM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 639 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 MNZ001>003-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ027>030-038-039-049-052- 053-091145- WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE-EAST POLK- NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN-SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD- WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN-WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL- WADENA-GRANT-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM- SARGENT-RICHLAND- 639 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIDESPREAD SPRING SNOW MELT AREAL AND RIVERINE FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE RED RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WIDESPREAD SPRING SNOW MELT AREAL AND RIVERINE FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE RED RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO THE REGION FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM COULD PRODUCE FROM ONE HALF TO AN INCH OR MORE OF RAIN TO PARTS OF THE REGION. EXACT LOCATIONS WHICH WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVY RAIN REMAIN UNSURE AT THIS TIME. RIVER INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR UPCOMING FORECASTS CLOSELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. MNZ004>009-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-026-054-091145- KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL- NORTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-CAVALIER-PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY- EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-WESTERN WALSH- 639 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WIDESPREAD SPRING SNOW MELT AREAL AND RIVERINE FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE RED RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH RAIN AMOUNTS RANGING FROM A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH. CHANCES FOR LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WIDESPREAD SPRING SNOW MELT AREAL AND RIVERINE FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE RED RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC LOCATIONS. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKING FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TO THE GREAT LAKES HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO THE REGION FROM SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS SYSTEM COULD PRODUCE FROM ONE HALF TO AN INCH OR MORE OF RAIN TO PARTS OF THE REGION. EXACT LOCATIONS WHICH WILL RECEIVE THE HEAVY RAIN REMAIN UNSURE AT THIS TIME. RIVER INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR UPCOMING FORECASTS CLOSELY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. VOELKER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 1:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Cavalier, Pembina | 24 days |
| Apr 8, 1:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Pembina | 31 days |
| Apr 8, 3:19 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FGF | Barnes | 6 days |
Nearby
Areal Flood Warnings in Minnesota, 2011Areal Flood Warnings in North Dakota, 2011Every areal 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.