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River Flood Warning 63, NWS Grand Forks, ND

July 11, 2011Richland County, North Dakota; Wilkin County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this river flood warning at Jul 11, 2011, 8:05 PM CDT for Richland County, North Dakota; Wilkin County, Minnesota. It took effect at Jul 11, 2011, 8:46 PM CDT. It was in force for 10 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 11, 2011, 8:05 PM CDT (01:05 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 11, 2011, 8:46 PM CDT
Expired
Jul 21, 2011, 10:55 AM CDT
In force
10 days
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Wilkin County, MN, Richland County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:08 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 Red River of the North at Wahpeton (WHNN8). The gauge peaked at 11.56 ft at Jul 16, 2011, 3:00 PM CDT.

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Action stage
9.5 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
13 ft
Major stage
15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05051500, 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.

684 
WGUS43 KFGF 120105
FLWFGF


BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
805 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A NEW 
FLOOD WARNING FOR 
RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES...


.RECENT HEAVY RAINS IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER BASIN IS CAUSING THE RED
RIVER AT WAHPETON TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

  A FOLLOW-UP FLOOD STATEMENT WITH MORE DETAILED FLOODING INFORMATION 
  WILL BE ISSUED SHORTLY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... 
 
 - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE 
   AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER 
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION 
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

&&

MNC167-NDC077-120205-
/O.NEW.KFGF.FL.W.0063.110712T0146Z-110716T0000Z/
/WHNN8.1.ER.110712T0146Z.110713T0000Z.110715T1200Z.NO/
805 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.
* AT  7:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING.


$$
13 follow-up statements
332 
WGUS83 KFGF 120111
FLSFGF
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
811 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER BASIN IS CAUSING THE RED
RIVER AT WAHPETON TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED 
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE 
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND 
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY 
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... 
 
 - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE 
   AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER 
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION 
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

&&

MNC167-NDC077-131311-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0063.110712T0146Z-110716T0000Z/
/WHNN8.1.ER.110712T0146Z.110713T0000Z.110715T1200Z.NO/
811 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:30 PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO
  RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 11.0 FEET...CITY IS MOBILIZED TO PATROL 
  DIKES.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON
(MONTH/DAY)         07/12  07/13  07/14  07/15  07/16  07/17  07/18

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON          10.5   10.3   10.0    9.6    9.3    9.1     M 

$$
122 
WGUS83 KFGF 121516
FLSFGF
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1016 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A EXTENSION TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES

.HEAVY RAINS ON SUNDAY FELL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY
WHICH WILL KEEP FLOWS HIGH ON THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AND FARGO.
BOTH LOCATIONS IN FLOOD ARE MINOR IN SEVERITY.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED 
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE 
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND 
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY 
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... 
 
 - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE 
   AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER 
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION 
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

&&

MNC167-NDC077-140316-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110716T0600Z/
/WHNN8.1.ER.110712T0115Z.110713T0600Z.110715T1800Z.NO/
1016 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 3 TO 4 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 10.6 FEET SOMETIME 
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 11.0 FEET...CITY IS MOBILIZED TO PATROL 
  DIKES.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE
(MONTH/DAY)         07/13  07/14  07/15  07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON          10.6   10.4   10.1    9.7    9.4    9.2    9.1

$$

MNC027-NDC017-140315-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FGON8.1.ER.110616T0618Z.110628T0115Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1016 AM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT FARGO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 9:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 20.0 FEET SOMETIME 
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 20.6 FEET...NORTH BROADWAY BRIDGE IS
  CLOSED.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE
(MONTH/DAY)         07/13  07/14  07/15  07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19

RED RIVER
  FARGO             19.0   19.2   19.7   20.0   19.9   19.7   19.4

$$

ROWE
773 
WGUS83 KFGF 130148
FLSFGF
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
848 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
   THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES

.HEAVY RAINS ON SUNDAY FELL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY 
WILL KEEP WAHPETON AND FARGO AT MINOR FLOOD STAGE. WAHPETON 
CONTINUES TO RISE BUT THE RISE IS SLOWING. FARGO IS VERY SLOWLY 
FALLING BUT WILL RESUME A SLOW RISE WEDNESDAY. 

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED 
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE 
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND 
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY 
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... 
 
 - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE 
   AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER 
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION 
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

&&

MNC167-NDC077-141348-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110716T0600Z/
/WHNN8.1.ER.110712T0115Z.110713T0600Z.110715T1800Z.NO/
848 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 7:30 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 10.6 FEET SOMETIME 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 11.0 FEET, CITY IS MOBILIZED TO PATROL 
  DIKES.

&& 

DAILY 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE
(MONTH/DAY)         07/13  07/14  07/15  07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON          10.6   10.3    9.9    9.6    9.3    9.1    9.1

$$

MNC027-NDC017-141347-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FGON8.1.ER.110616T0618Z.110628T0115Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
848 PM CDT TUE JUL 12 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT FARGO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 8:15 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 20.0 FEET SOMETIME 
  SATURDAY THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 20.6 FEET, FARGO...NORTH BROADWAY BRIDGE IS
  CLOSED.

&& 

DAILY 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE
(MONTH/DAY)         07/13  07/14  07/15  07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19

RED RIVER
  FARGO             19.0   19.4   19.9   20.0   19.8   19.5   19.1

$$
130 
WGUS83 KFGF 131517
FLSFGF
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1017 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
   THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS WILL KEEP THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AND FARGO ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE. WATER FROM THE TRIBUTARIES IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEY
CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE MAINSTEM RED RIVER.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED 
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE 
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND 
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY 
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... 
 
 - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE 
   AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER 
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION 
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

&&

MNC167-NDC077-150317-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110716T0600Z/
/WHNN8.1.ER.110712T0115Z.110713T1215Z.110715T1800Z.NO/
1017 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* THERE IS NO CREST FORECAST FOR THIS 7-DAY PERIOD.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 11.0 FEET...CITY IS MOBILIZED TO PATROL 
  DIKES.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED
(MONTH/DAY)         07/14  07/15  07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19  07/20

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON          10.5   10.1    9.7    9.4    9.2    9.1     M 

$$

MNC027-NDC017-150316-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FGON8.1.ER.110616T0618Z.110628T0115Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1017 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT FARGO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  8:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 20.0 FEET SOMETIME 
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 20.6 FEET...FARGO...NORTH BROADWAY BRIDGE IS
  CLOSED.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED
(MONTH/DAY)         07/14  07/15  07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19  07/20

RED RIVER
  FARGO             19.2   19.7   20.1   20.3   19.8   19.4     M 

$$
144 
WGUS83 KFGF 140058
FLSFGF
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
758 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A EXTENSION TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
   THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE AFFECTING RICHLAND COUNTY

.RECENT HEAVY RAINS THAT FELL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY
HAVE CAUSED THE WILD RICE RIVER AT ABERCROMBIE TO RISE ABOVE MINOR
FLOOD STAGE. IN ADDITION...WAHPETON AND FARGO ARE EXPERIENCING MINOR
FLOODING ALONG THE RED RIVER. WAHPETON IS FORECAST TO FALL BELOW FLOOD
STAGE IN THE NEXT 2 DAYS...HOWEVER FARGO IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN FLOOD
STAGE FOR THE DURATION OF THE 7 DAY FORECAST.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED 
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE 
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND 
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY 
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN... 
 
 - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE 
   AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER 
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION 
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

&&

MNC167-NDC077-151258-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110715T1800Z/
/WHNN8.1.ER.110712T0115Z.110713T1215Z.110715T0600Z.NO/
758 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 2 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* THERE IS NO CREST FORECAST FOR THIS 7-DAY PERIOD.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 11.0 FEET...CITY IS MOBILIZED TO PATROL 
  DIKES.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED
(MONTH/DAY)         07/14  07/15  07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19  07/20

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON           9.9    9.5    9.3    9.2    9.1    9.1     M 

$$

MNC027-NDC017-151258-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FGON8.1.ER.110616T0618Z.110628T0115Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
758 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT FARGO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 20.5 FEET SOMETIME 
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN TO SLOWLY FALL.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 20.6 FEET...NORTH BROADWAY BRIDGE IS
  CLOSED.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED
(MONTH/DAY)         07/14  07/15  07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19  07/20

RED RIVER
  FARGO             20.0   20.5   20.3   19.8   19.2   18.8     M 

$$

NDC077-151258-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-110716T0600Z/
/ABRN8.1.ER.110714T0031Z.110714T1800Z.110715T1800Z.NO/
758 PM CDT WED JUL 13 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE.
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  7:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE
  TO RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 10.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD STAGE. LOW BANK 
  OVERFLOWS.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED
(MONTH/DAY)         07/14  07/15  07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19  07/20

WILD RICE RIVER
  ABERCROMBIE       10.2    9.3    8.7    8.6    8.6    8.5     M 

$$

ROWE
351 
WGUS83 KFGF 141547
FLSFGF
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1047 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...
  
   THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
   THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE AFFECTING RICHLAND COUNTY
   THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES

.THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED 
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE 
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND 
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY 
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... 
 
 - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE 
   AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER 
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION 
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

&&

MNC167-NDC077-160347-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110720T0000Z/
/WHNN8.1.ER.110712T0115Z.110713T1215Z.110719T1200Z.NO/
1047 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 11.0 FEET, CITY IS MOBILIZED TO PATROL 
  DIKES.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU
(MONTH/DAY)         07/15  07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19  07/20  07/21

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON          10.3   10.6   10.6   10.3   10.0    9.6    9.3

$$

MNC027-NDC017-160346-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FGON8.1.ER.110616T0618Z.110628T0115Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1047 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT FARGO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 21.5 FEET SOMETIME 
  SUNDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 20.6 FEET, FARGO...NORTH BROADWAY BRIDGE IS
  CLOSED.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU
(MONTH/DAY)         07/15  07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19  07/20  07/21

RED RIVER
  FARGO             20.2   21.0   21.4   21.5   21.5   21.3   21.0

$$

NDC077-160346-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/ABRN8.1.ER.000000T0000Z.110716T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1047 AM CDT THU JUL 14 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 11.5 FEET SOMETIME 
  saturday EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU
(MONTH/DAY)         07/15  07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19  07/20  07/21

WILD RICE RIVER
  ABERCROMBIE       10.7   11.4   11.4   11.2   11.0   10.9   10.8

$$
team fargo grand forks
864 
WGUS83 KFGF 151546
FLSFGF
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1046 AM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A EXTENSION TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
   THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE AFFECTING RICHLAND COUNTY

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED 
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE 
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND 
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY 
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... 
 
 - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE 
   AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER 
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION 
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

&&

MNC167-NDC077-170346-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110719T1800Z/
/WHNN8.1.ER.110712T0115Z.110716T0600Z.110719T0600Z.NO/
1046 AM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:30 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 10.9 FEET SOMETIME 
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE EARLY
  TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 11.0 FEET, CITY IS MOBILIZED TO PATROL 
  DIKES.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI
(MONTH/DAY)         07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19  07/20  07/21  07/22

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON          10.9   10.7   10.2    9.9    9.6    9.3    9.1

$$

MNC027-NDC017-170345-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FGON8.1.ER.110616T0618Z.110628T0115Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1046 AM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT FARGO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 23.2 FEET SOMETIME 
  TUESDAY THEN BEGIN FALLING.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI
(MONTH/DAY)         07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19  07/20  07/21  07/22

RED RIVER
  FARGO             20.9   21.6   22.4   23.2   23.0   22.1   21.0

$$

NDC077-170345-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-110722T0300Z/
/ABRN8.2.ER.000000T0000Z.110717T1200Z.110721T1500Z.NO/
1046 AM CDT FRI JUL 15 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MODERATE 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 14.0 FEET SOMETIME 
  SUNDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI
(MONTH/DAY)         07/16  07/17  07/18  07/19  07/20  07/21  07/22

WILD RICE RIVER
  ABERCROMBIE       13.1   14.0   13.7   12.3   11.1   10.1    9.3

$$
558 
WGUS83 KFGF 161537
FLSFGF
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1037 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A EXTENSION TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
   THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE AFFECTING RICHLAND COUNTY

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED 
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE 
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND 
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY 
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... 
 
 - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE 
   AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER 
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION 
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

&&

MNC167-NDC077-180337-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110719T0600Z/
/WHNN8.1.ER.110712T0115Z.110716T1800Z.110718T1800Z.NO/
1037 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:30 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 11.6 FEET SOMETIME 
  SATURDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT STATEMENT - AT 11.0 FEET, CITY IS MOBILIZED TO PATROL 
  DIKES.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT
(MONTH/DAY)         07/17  07/18  07/19  07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON          11.1   10.1    9.8    9.6    9.5    9.4    9.2

$$

MNC027-NDC017-180336-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FGON8.1.ER.110616T0618Z.110628T0115Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1037 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT FARGO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 20.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 23.0 FEET SOMETIME 
  TUESDAY MID-MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT
(MONTH/DAY)         07/17  07/18  07/19  07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23

RED RIVER
  FARGO             21.5   22.4   23.0   22.6   21.8   20.9   20.1

$$

NDC077-180336-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-110722T1200Z/
/ABRN8.2.ER.000000T0000Z.110717T0600Z.110722T0000Z.NO/
1037 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.0 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...
  MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 14.2 FEET SOMETIME 
  EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT - AT 15.0 FEET, SOME LOCAL FLOODING BEGINS ON 
  RURAL ROADS AND APPROACHES TO BRIDGES.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT
(MONTH/DAY)         07/17  07/18  07/19  07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23

WILD RICE RIVER
  ABERCROMBIE       14.2   13.8   12.3   11.2   10.4    9.7    9.1

$$
774 
WGUS83 KFGF 171529
FLSFGF
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1029 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A EXTENSION TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
   THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE AFFECTING RICHLAND COUNTY

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES

.THE RED RIVER AT FARGO MOORHEAD CONTINUES TO RISE AS RUNOFF FROM THE
WILD RICE BASIN MAKES ITS WAY TO THE AREA. EXPECTED TO RISE TO ABOVE 
23 FEET.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED 
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE 
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND 
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY 
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... 
 
 - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE 
   AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER 
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION 
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

&&

MNC167-NDC077-182100-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110718T2100Z/
/WHNN8.1.ER.110712T0115Z.110716T2000Z.110718T0900Z.NO/
1029 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:30 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  MONDAY MORNING.
* THERE IS NO CREST FORECAST FOR THIS 7-DAY PERIOD.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 11.0 FEET, CITY IS MOBILIZED TO PATROL 
  DIKES.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN
(MONTH/DAY)         07/18  07/19  07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON           9.9    9.5    9.4    9.3    9.1    9.1    9.0

$$

MNC027-NDC017-190328-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FGON8.1.ER.110616T0618Z.110719T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1029 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT FARGO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 23.5 FEET SOMETIME 
  TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 23.3 FEET, FARGO...NORTH BROADWAY BRIDGE 
  FLOODS.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN
(MONTH/DAY)         07/18  07/19  07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24

RED RIVER
  FARGO             22.7   23.4   23.0   22.2   21.2   20.2   19.6

$$

NDC077-190328-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-110724T0900Z/
/ABRN8.2.ER.000000T0000Z.110717T0345Z.110723T2100Z.NO/
1029 AM CDT SUN JUL 17 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE.
* UNTIL SUNDAY JULY 24...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.9 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...
  MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 15.0 FEET, SOME LOCAL FLOODING BEGINS ON 
  RURAL ROADS AND APPROACHES TO BRIDGES.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                MON    TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN
(MONTH/DAY)         07/18  07/19  07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24

WILD RICE RIVER
  ABERCROMBIE       13.6   12.4   11.4   10.9   10.6   10.2    9.6

$$
371 
WGUS83 KFGF 181604
FLSFGF
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1104 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A EXTENSION TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
   THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE AFFECTING RICHLAND COUNTY

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
   THE TWO RIVERS RIVER NEAR HALLOCK AFFECTING KITTSON COUNTY


.RECENT RAINFALLS OVER THE RED RIVER VALLEY CONTINUES TO KEEP RIVER
LEVELS ELEVATED ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED 
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE 
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND 
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY 
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... 
 
 - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE 
   AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER 
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION 
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

&&

MNC167-NDC077-200404-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110723T0000Z/
/WHNN8.1.ER.110712T0115Z.110716T2000Z.110722T1200Z.NO/
1104 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 11.0 FEET...CITY IS MOBILIZED TO PATROL 
  DIKES.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON
(MONTH/DAY)         07/19  07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON          10.6   10.7   10.4   10.0    9.7    9.5    9.3

$$

MNC027-NDC017-200403-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FGON8.1.ER.110616T0618Z.110719T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1104 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT FARGO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 22.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 23.5 FEET SOMETIME 
  TUESDAY MID-MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 23.3 FEET...FARGO...NORTH BROADWAY BRIDGE 
  FLOODS.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON
(MONTH/DAY)         07/19  07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25

RED RIVER
  FARGO             23.5   23.3   22.9   22.5   22.1   21.8   21.4

$$

MNC069-200403-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0065.110718T1800Z-110721T0400Z/
/HLLM5.1.ER.110718T1800Z.110719T1200Z.110720T1600Z.NO/
1104 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TWO RIVERS RIVER NEAR HALLOCK.
* UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 801.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 802.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 802.7 FEET BY TUESDAY MID-MORNING. THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 802.0 FEET, FLOOD WARNING
  STAGE...MINOR...CULVERTS WITH FLAPPERS CHECKED AND THE DIKE WALKED.
  BANKFULL STAGE.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON
(MONTH/DAY)         07/19  07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25

TWO RIVERS RIVER
  HALLOCK          802.7  802.2  800.8  799.2  798.0  797.3  796.7

$$

NDC077-200403-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/ABRN8.2.ER.000000T0000Z.110717T0345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1104 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.4 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...
  MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.6 FEET BY 
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.  ADDITIONAL RISES MAY BE POSSIBLE 
  THEREAFTER.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 12.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. CITY 
  STARTS TO MOBILIZE.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                TUE    WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON
(MONTH/DAY)         07/19  07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25

WILD RICE RIVER
  ABERCROMBIE       13.6   13.5   13.4   13.1   12.9   12.7   12.4

$$
818 
WGUS83 KFGF 191512
FLSFGF
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1012 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A EXTENSION TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
   THE TWO RIVERS RIVER NEAR HALLOCK AFFECTING KITTSON COUNTY

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
   THE SO BR BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
   THE BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
   THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE AFFECTING RICHLAND COUNTY


.RAINFALL TOTALS OVERNIGHT OF ONE INCH TO TWO AND ONE HALF INCHES WAS
CONCENTRATED ALONG THE INTERSTATE 94 CORRIDOR IS CAUSING AREA RIVERS
TO RISE. AS THE WATER FLOWS INTO THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE BUFFALO
RIVER AND THE BUFFALO RIVER...THE STAGES AT SABIN AND DILWORTH ARE
EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE MINOR FLOOD STAGE. OTHERWISE...LITTLE CHANGE IS
FORECAST FOR FARGO...ABERCROMBIE AND HALLOCK.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED 
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE 
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND 
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY 
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... 
 
 - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE 
   AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER 
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION 
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

&&

MNC167-NDC077-210312-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110722T1200Z/
/WHNN8.1.ER.110712T0115Z.110716T2000Z.110722T0000Z.NO/
1012 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THURSDAY EVENING.
* THERE IS NO CREST FORECAST FOR THIS 7-DAY PERIOD.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 11.0 FEET...CITY IS MOBILIZED TO PATROL 
  DIKES.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE
(MONTH/DAY)         07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON          10.5   10.2    9.8    9.4    9.1    8.9    8.8

$$

MNC027-NDC017-210311-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FGON8.1.ER.110616T0618Z.110720T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1012 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT FARGO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 24.9 FEET 
  TUESDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 25.0 FEET, MODERATE FLOOD STAGE.
  FARGO...CITY PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN
  TO FLOOD.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE
(MONTH/DAY)         07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26

RED RIVER
  FARGO             24.8   24.1   23.5   22.9   22.2   21.7   21.1

$$

MNC027-210311-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0069.110720T1400Z-110723T0800Z/
/SABM5.1.ER.110720T1400Z.110721T0600Z.110722T2000Z.NO/
1012 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SO BR BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN.
* FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING 
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:45 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.5 FEET BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 13.0 FEET...FLOODING ON ROAD CUT AT OLD 
  MEANDER SCAR EAST OF GAGE BEGINS.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE
(MONTH/DAY)         07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26

S. BUFFALO RIVER
  SABIN             11.9   12.5   12.3   11.3   10.3    9.4    8.8

$$

MNC027-210311-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0070.110720T2034Z-110725T1800Z/
/DILM5.1.ER.110720T2034Z.110723T0000Z.110725T0600Z.NO/
1012 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH.
* FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO MONDAY AFTERNOON...OR UNTIL THE WARNING
  IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:30 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 15.0 FEET BY FRIDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 15.0 FEET...GAGE NOT ACCESSABLE ABOVE 15 
  FEET.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE
(MONTH/DAY)         07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26

BUFFALO RIVER
  DILWORTH          10.9   13.4   14.7   15.0   14.0   11.4    9.6

$$

MNC069-210311-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110722T0000Z/
/HLLM5.1.ER.110718T2150Z.110720T0600Z.110721T1200Z.NO/
1012 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TWO RIVERS RIVER NEAR HALLOCK.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 802.5 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 802.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 802.7 FEET SOMETIME 
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 802.0 FEET, FLOOD WARNING STAGE...MINOR.
  CULVERTS WITH FLAPPERS CHECKED AND THE DIKE WALKED. BANKFULL 
  STAGE.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE
(MONTH/DAY)         07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26

TWO RIVERS RIVER
  HALLOCK          802.7  802.0  800.3  798.4  797.3  796.7  796.3

$$

NDC077-210311-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/ABRN8.2.ER.000000T0000Z.110717T0345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1012 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...
  MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 13.5 FEET SOMETIME 
  THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 15.0 FEET...SOME LOCAL FLOODING BEGINS ON 
  RURAL ROADS AND APPROACHES TO BRIDGES.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                WED    THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE
(MONTH/DAY)         07/20  07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26

WILD RICE RIVER
  ABERCROMBIE       13.0   13.4   13.5   13.3   13.0   12.6   11.9

$$
792 
WGUS83 KFGF 201541
FLSFGF
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1041 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A EXTENSION TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

  THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
   THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES

.THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON IS FORECAST TO FALL SLOWLY THROUGH THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...GOING BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW. AT FARGO THE
RED RIVER WILL GET VERY CLOSE TO THE 25.0 FOOT MODERATE FLOOD STAGE
TODAY THEN BEGIN A SLOW FALL STARTING TOMORROW.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED 
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE 
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND 
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY 
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... 
 
 - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE 
   AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER 
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION 
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

&&

MNC167-NDC077-220000-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110722T0000Z/
/WHNN8.1.ER.110712T0115Z.110716T2000Z.110721T1200Z.NO/
1041 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT  9:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY 
  THURSDAY MID-MORNING.
* THERE IS NO CREST FORECAST FOR THIS 7-DAY PERIOD.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 10.0 FEET, FLOOD WARNING STAGE...MINOR.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED
(MONTH/DAY)         07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26  07/27

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON          10.0    9.6    9.2    9.1    9.1    9.1    9.0

$$

MNC027-NDC017-220341-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FGON8.1.ER.110616T0618Z.110720T1230Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1041 AM CDT WED JUL 20 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT FARGO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 24.5 FEET 
  BY THURSDAY MID-MORNING.
* THERE IS NO CREST FORECAST FOR THIS 7-DAY PERIOD.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 25.0 FEET, MODERATE FLOOD STAGE.FARGO...
  CITY PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS ALONG THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED
(MONTH/DAY)         07/21  07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26  07/27

RED RIVER
  FARGO             24.5   23.7   23.0   22.3   21.7   21.2   20.6

$$
278 
WGUS83 KFGF 211556
FLSFGF
 
FLOOD STATEMENT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
1055 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

 
  THIS IS A CANCELLATION FLOOD STATEMENT FOR THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR 
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
  
  THIS IS A CANCELLATION FLOOD STATEMENT FOR THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR 
  THE BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY
  
  THIS IS A CANCELLATION FLOOD STATEMENT FOR THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR 
  THE MAPLE RIVER NEAR MAPLETON AFFECTING CASS COUNTY
  
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN 
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

   THE TWO RIVERS RIVER NEAR HALLOCK AFFECTING KITTSON COUNTY
   THE SHEYENNE RIVER NEAR KINDRED AFFECTING CASS AND RICHLAND 
   COUNTIES
   THE SHEYENNE RIVER AT HARWOOD AFFECTING CASS COUNTY
   THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES
   THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE AFFECTING RICHLAND COUNTY
   THE SHEYENNE RIVER AT WEST FARGO DIVERSION AFFECTING CASS COUNTY

 
.THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED 
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE 
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND 
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY 
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... 
 
 - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

 - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE 
   AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.

 - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER 
   LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION 
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT:      WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

&&

MNC167-NDC077-211625-
/O.CAN.KFGF.FL.W.0063.000000T0000Z-110722T0000Z/
/WHNN8.1.ER.110712T0115Z.110716T2000Z.110721T1100Z.NO/
1055 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON.
* AT 10:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT  6:00 AM THURSDAY.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 9.6 FEET BY FRIDAY 
  MID-MORNING.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU
(MONTH/DAY)         07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26  07/27  07/28

RED RIVER
  WAHPETON           9.6    9.2    9.1    9.1    9.1    9.0    9.0

$$

MNC027-NDC017-230354-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0045.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/FGON8.1.ER.110616T0618Z.110720T1230Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1055 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE RED RIVER AT FARGO.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.6 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 24.1 FEET 
  BY FRIDAY MID-MORNING.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU
(MONTH/DAY)         07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26  07/27  07/28

RED RIVER
  FARGO             24.1   23.3   22.5   21.7   21.2   20.8   20.4

$$

MNC027-211625-
/O.CAN.KFGF.FL.W.0070.000000T0000Z-110725T0000Z/
/DILM5.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1055 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH.
* AT  9:30 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11.8 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL TO 11.5 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU
(MONTH/DAY)         07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26  07/27  07/28

BUFFALO RIVER
  DILWORTH          11.5   10.9   10.2    9.5    8.6    7.7    7.0

$$

MNC069-230354-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-110727T0000Z/
/HLLM5.1.ER.110718T2150Z.110723T0600Z.110726T1200Z.NO/
1055 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TWO RIVERS RIVER NEAR HALLOCK.
* UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 803.1 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 802.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 804.5 FEET SOMETIME 
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  TUESDAY MID-MORNING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 804.5 FEET, BACKUP AT REACH 2 DIKE, 
  CEMETERY ROAD AT 6TH ST. S. - SHUT STORM VALVE.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU
(MONTH/DAY)         07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26  07/27  07/28

TWO RIVERS RIVER
  HALLOCK          803.9  804.5  804.3  803.2  802.0  800.8  799.6

$$

NDC077-230354-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0064.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/ABRN8.2.ER.000000T0000Z.110717T0345Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1055 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MODERATE 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 12.5 FEET SOMETIME 
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 12.0 FEET, MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. CITY 
  STARTS TO MOBILIZE.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU
(MONTH/DAY)         07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26  07/27  07/28

WILD RICE RIVER
  ABERCROMBIE       11.7   11.7   12.2   12.5   12.2   11.7   11.0

$$

NDC017-077-230354-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0071.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/KNDN8.1.ER.110727T0600Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1055 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SHEYENNE RIVER NEAR KINDRED.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:00 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 2 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 16.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO A STAGE OF 16.3 FEET 
  BY FRIDAY MID-MORNING.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU
(MONTH/DAY)         07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26  07/27  07/28

SHEYENNE RIVER
  KINDRED           16.3   15.9   15.8   15.8   15.9   16.0   16.1

$$

NDC017-230354-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0066.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/WFON8.1.ER.110719T1345Z.110721T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1055 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SHEYENNE RIVER AT WEST FARGO DIVERSION.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR 
  FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY 
  THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON.  

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU
(MONTH/DAY)         07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26  07/27  07/28

SHEYENNE RIVER
  WEST FARGO DIVER  19.0   18.9   18.6   18.5   18.5   18.5   18.5

$$

NDC017-230354-
/O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0067.000000T0000Z-110727T0900Z/
/HWDN8.2.ER.000000T0000Z.110722T0600Z.110726T2100Z.NO/
1055 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE SHEYENNE RIVER AT HARWOOD.
* UNTIL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 10:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 887.3 FEET. 
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 4 DAYS...
  MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 886.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 887.5 FEET SOMETIME 
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 886.0 FEET, MODERATE FLOOD STAGE.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU
(MONTH/DAY)         07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26  07/27  07/28

SHEYENNE RIVER
  HARWOOD          887.5  887.2  886.3  885.2  884.2  883.6  883.0

$$

NDC017-211625-
/O.CAN.KFGF.FL.W.0068.000000T0000Z-110721T1800Z/
/MPLN8.1.ER.110719T2133Z.110720T0515Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
1055 AM CDT THU JUL 21 2011

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE MAPLE RIVER NEAR MAPLETON.
* AT 10:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 904.2 FEET. 
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 904.8 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL FALL TO 903.2 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING.

&& 

DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

 DATE                FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE    WED    THU
(MONTH/DAY)         07/22  07/23  07/24  07/25  07/26  07/27  07/28

MAPLE RIVER
  MAPLETON         903.2  902.2  901.5  901.2  901.0  900.8  900.7

$$
TEAM FGF

What 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 Grand Forks, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Jul 11, 3:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 3:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
320 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

.SHORT TERM...
WATER VAPOR SHOWS ONE 500 MB SHORT WAVE MOVING FROM THE PERSISTANT
PAC NW UPPER LOW INTO NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE
WAS OVER NORTHEAST WYOMING EMBEDDED IN THE DEEPER MOISTURE COMING
UP FROM THE ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO. BOTH OF THESE ARE CAUSING SCAT
TSTMS TO DEVELOP. THE SHORT WAVE IN NORTHEAST WYOMING IS PROGGED
TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST ALONG ND/SD BORDER.

ONE HAS TO WONDER WILL ANY WEAK CONVECTION MAKE IT ALL THE WAY
INTO OUR FAR SOUTHWEST FCST AREA THIS EVE. ALL INDICATIONS ARE
THAT NOTHING WILL MAKE IT THIS FAR EAST AS DRIER AIRMASS CONTINUES
TO SLIDE SOUTHEAST FROM CANADA ASSOCIATED WITH SFC HIGH DROPPING
TOWARD THE MN/ND BORDER. THIS SFC HIGH WILL BE OVER FAR NW MN BY
TUES AFTN. EXPECT DIURNAL CUMULUS TO DISSIPATE EARLY ON THIS
EVENING LEAVING A GENERALLY CLEAR SKY OVER NORTHEAST ND INTO MOST
OF NW MN TONIGHT. SOME MID AND ESPECIALLY HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE WILL
GET SENT EASTWARD SOME BUT SHOULD TEND TO DRY OUT SOME AS IT MOVES
EAST INTO SW FCST AREA. THUS FCST FOR TONIGHT IS DRY WITH A MOSTLY
CLEAR SKY NORTHEAST HALF AND PARTLY CLOUDY SOUTHWEST HALF. SOME
UPPER 40S FOR LOWS OVER OVER FAR NE ND/NW MN WITH SOME MID 40S IN
A FEW COLDER SPOTS...WITH LOW TO MID 50S SOUTHWESTERN FCST AREA.

TUESDAY LOOKS PLEASANT WITH PLENTY OF SUN...LESS CUMULUS FORMATION
AS 850-700 MB LAYER WARMS. STILL LIKELY SOME MID AND HIGH LEVEL
MOISTURE OVER SW FCST AREA. TEMPS A BIT COOLER THAN TODAY.

HIGH WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ON WEDNESDAY AS MOISTURE STARTS TO RETURN
INTO SW AND SCNTRL ND AND WRN/CNTRL SD WED AFTN...THEN OVERSPREADS
ERN ND/NW AND WCNTRL MN WED NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. ALL INDICATIONS
ARE A TSTM COMPLEX WILL IMPACT AREAS OVER THE FAR SRN VALLEY INTO
ERN SD/WCNTRL AND SW MN LATE WED NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A SHORT
WAVE MOVES NORTHEAST. TREND OF THE MODELS TODAY IS TO KEEP
HEAVIEST RAINS (1.5+) JUST SOUTH OF OUR FCST AREA. BUT PWATS DO
INCREASE TO NR 2 INCHES IN SE ND SO LOTS OF JUICE.

.LONG TERM (FRI-MON)...
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE EXTENDED FOR NEXT WEEKEND. MEDIUM TO
LONG RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO DEPICT A STRONG 500MB RIDGE BUILDING
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. KEPT CHC POPS FRI-SAT AS INCREASING WAA
AND MOISTURE RETURN COULD LEAD TO TSTORM DEVELOPMENT. LATER HALF OF
SAT TO MONDAY 700MB TEMPS 14C OR GREATER SHOULD CAP CONVECTION SO
REMOVED POPS FROM THE FORECAST. NUDGED HIGHS UP A BIT FOR SUN-MON AS
THERMAL RIDGE BECOMES CENTERED OVER THE FA.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR WITH SCT-BKN 4000FT CIGS WITH EXPECTED CU DIMINISHING WITH
EVENING COOLING. VFR CONTINUES TOMORROW.

&&

.FGF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ND...NONE.
MN...NONE.
&&

RIDDLE/JK
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 11, 6:52 AM CDT, 13 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
652 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-121200-
WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS-
WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-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-TOWNER-CAVALIER-
PEMBINA-BENSON-RAMSEY-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-
GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES-CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-
WESTERN WALSH-
652 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
DAKOTA...WEST CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTS THE AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

VOELKER

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 11, 3:53 PM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
353 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W HAVANA              45.95N 97.66W
07/10/2011                   SARGENT            ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ROOF BLOWN OFF MACHINE SHOP. TIME APPROXIMATE.

&&

MEWENS
Local storm report, Jul 11, 5:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
510 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0500 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FORMAN                  46.11N 97.64W
07/10/2011                   SARGENT            ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            SOME HOUSES MISSING SHINGLES OFF ROOF. LARGE TREES DOWN
            IN TOWN.

0506 PM     TSTM WND GST     COGSWELL                46.11N 97.78W
07/10/2011  E60.00 MPH       SARGENT            ND   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LAW ENFORCEMENT ESTIMATES 60 MPH WIND GUST

0510 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 W HAVANA              45.95N 97.66W
07/10/2011                   SARGENT            ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ROOF BLOWN OFF MACHINE SHOP. TIME APPROXIMATE.

0515 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HAVANA                  45.95N 97.62W
07/10/2011                   SARGENT            ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ROOF ON GRAIN BIN COLLAPSED

0517 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     DE LAMERE               46.27N 97.33W
07/10/2011                   SARGENT            ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

0517 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 E GWINNER             46.22N 97.60W
07/10/2011  E70.00 MPH       SARGENT            ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER ESTIMATES 70 MPH WIND GUST THAT HAS
            KNOCKED OVER LARGE TREE BRANCHES

0530 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S FORMAN              46.08N 97.64W
07/10/2011                   SARGENT            ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

            BARN AND FOUR GRAIN BINS BLOWN OFF THEIR FOUNDATIONS.
            POLE BARN LOST ITS ROOF. SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED AND
            BRANCHES UP TO A FOOT IN DIAMETER SNAPPED. ESTIMATED WIND
            GUSTS AT 70 MPH. TIME IS ESTIMATED.

0538 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CAYUGA                  46.08N 97.38W
07/10/2011                   SARGENT            ND   PUBLIC

            REPORT OF TREES DOWN IN CAYUGA

0540 PM     TSTM WND GST     LIDGERWOOD              46.07N 97.15W
07/10/2011  E60.00 MPH       RICHLAND           ND   CO-OP OBSERVER

0550 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 E WYNDMERE            46.26N 97.09W
07/10/2011  M57.60 MPH       RICHLAND           ND   MESONET

            PEAK WIND AT WYNDMERE NDAWN SITE.

0620 PM     TSTM WND DMG     8 WSW FAIRMOUNT         46.01N 96.76W
07/10/2011                   RICHLAND           ND   PUBLIC

            GRAIN BIN DAMAGED.

0632 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N MANTADOR            46.19N 96.98W
07/10/2011                   RICHLAND           ND   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN AT FARMSTEAD...INCLUDING TREE LEANING ON
            HOUSE. SURROUNDING SHELTERBELTS DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE AS
            MUCH DAMAGE.

&&

DK

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.