Alert archive / Minnesota / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this river flood warning at Mar 13, 2012, 6:28 PM CDT for Marshall County, Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 13, 2012, 8:34 PM CDT. It was in force for 35 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2012, 6:28 PM CDT (23:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2012, 8:34 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2012, 7:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Marshall County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Snake River (NW MN) above Warren (MKLM5). The gauge peaked at 65.48 ft at Mar 14, 2012, 8:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 66 ft
- Minor stage
- 67 ft
- Moderate stage
- 71 ft
- Major stage
- 75 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05085450, 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.
631 WGUS43 KFGF 132328 FLWFGF BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 628 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING (NEW) FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... * NEW FLOODING IS FORECAST TO OCCUR ON THE SNAKE RIVER ABOVE ABOVE WARREN AFFECTING MARSHALL COUNTY... .THIS GAGE IS POSSIBLY REPORTING ERRATICALLY AS THE WARREN DEPUTY HAS INDICATED THAT WATER IS FLOWING FREELY NEAR THE LOCATION OF THE GAGE. 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 && MNC089-140028- /O.NEW.KFGF.FL.W.0001.120314T0134Z-120316T1640Z/ /MKLM5.1.ER.120314T0134Z.120314T1200Z.120315T1040Z.NO/ 628 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SNAKE RIVER ABOVE ABOVE WARREN. * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING. * AT 5:45 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 65.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 67.0 FEET. * FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 69.0 FEET BY WEDNESDAY MID-MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THURSDAY MORNING. && LAT...LON 4820 9684 4817 9681 4820 9664 4823 9666 $$ WJB
3 follow-up statements
425 WGUS83 KFGF 132350 FLSFGF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 650 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR... * THE SNAKE RIVER ABOVE ABOVE WARREN AFFECTING MARSHALL COUNTY .THIS FLOOD WARNING IS FOR SNOWMELT-INDUCED FLOODING. THIS GAGE IS POSSIBLY REPORTING ERRATICALLY AS THE WARREN DEPUTY HAS INDICATED THAT WATER IS FLOWING FREELY NEAR THE LOCATION OF THE GAGE. 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 && MNC089-151150- /O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0001.120314T0134Z-120316T1640Z/ /MKLM5.1.ER.120314T0134Z.120314T1200Z.120315T1040Z.NO/ 650 PM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...A RIVER FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SNAKE RIVER ABOVE ABOVE WARREN FOR MINOR FLOODING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SNAKE RIVER ABOVE ABOVE WARREN * UNTIL 05 AM THURSDAY MARCH 15 * AT 05 PM TUESDAY MARCH 13 THE STAGE WAS...65.8 FEET. * NO FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS...67.0 FEET. MODERATE...71.0 FEET. MAJOR...75.0 FEET. * FORECAST...WILL RISE ABOVE 66.0 FT TUESDAY EVENING THEN WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE OF 67.0 FT TUESDAY EVENING THEN WILL CREST AROUND 69.0 FT WEDNESDAY MID-MORNING THEN WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE OF 67.0 FT THURSDAY MORNING THEN WILL FALL BELOW 66.0 FT THURSDAY EARLY AFTERNOON THEN WILL FALL TO AROUND 64.0 FT TUESDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. DAILY 1 PM CDT/NOON CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET: DATE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE (MONTH/DAY) 03/14 03/15 03/16 03/17 03/18 03/19 03/20 SNAKE RIVER ABOVE WARREN 68.9 66.0 64.8 64.5 64.3 64.1 63.8 $$ WJB
178 WGUS83 KFGF 141743 FLSFGF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 1242 PM CDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR... * THE SNAKE RIVER ABOVE ABOVE WARREN AFFECTING MARSHALL COUNTY .THE FLOOD WARNING IS FOR SNOWMELT-INDUCED FLOODING. SOME ICE JAMMING MAY BE OCCURRING DOWNSTREAM AND ICE JAMMING WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY OR UNTIL WARNING IS CANCELLED. THE RIVER IS ICE AFFECTED. 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 && MNC089-160542- /O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120316T1640Z/ /MKLM5.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1242 PM CDT WED MAR 14 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SNAKE RIVER ABOVE ABOVE WARREN. * UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 11:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 65.5 FEET. && LAT...LON 4820 9684 4817 9681 4820 9664 4823 9666 DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET: DATE THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED (MONTH/DAY) 03/15 03/16 03/17 03/18 03/19 03/20 03/21 SNAKE RIVER ABOVE WARREN 65.5 64.8 64.5 64.3 64.1 63.7 63.4 $$
079 WGUS83 KFGF 151245 FLSFGF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 745 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA... * THE SNAKE RIVER ABOVE ABOVE WARREN AFFECTING MARSHALL COUNTY .RIVER LEVELS WAS BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND CONTINUES TO FALL. SO THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS! - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION. - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD. FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION ON OUR WEB PAGE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS && MNC089-151315- /O.CAN.KFGF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120316T1640Z/ /MKLM5.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 745 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SNAKE RIVER ABOVE ABOVE WARREN. * AT 6:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 64.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 65.5 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL TO 64.1 FEET BY . && LAT...LON 4820 9684 4817 9681 4820 9664 4823 9666 DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET: DATE FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU (MONTH/DAY) 03/16 03/17 03/18 03/19 03/20 03/21 03/22 SNAKE RIVER ABOVE WARREN 64.1 64.8 64.7 64.5 64.2 63.7 M $$
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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.