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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this river flood warning at Mar 15, 2012, 11:44 AM CDT for Cass County, North Dakota; Clay County, Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2012, 11:44 AM CDT (16:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 10:54 AM CDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
Counties Clay County, MN, Cass County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Red River of the North at Fargo (FGON8). The gauge peaked at 17.81 ft at Mar 18, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 17 ft
- Minor stage
- 18 ft
- Moderate stage
- 25 ft
- Major stage
- 30 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05054000, 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.
006 WGUS43 KFGF 151644 FLWFGF BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 1144 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING (NEW) FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA... * NEW FLOODING IS FORECAST TO OCCUR ON THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES. .THE MAIN STEM HAS RISEN IN THE SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY AT WAHPETON AND IN THE WILD RICE RIVER AT ABERCROMBIE. THE RED RIVER HAS BEEN SLOWLY RISING IN FARGO AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO MINOR FLOOD STAGE BY MONDAY OR TUESDAY. 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 && MNC027-NDC017-151744- /O.NEW.KFGF.FL.W.0002.120318T1200Z-000000T0000Z/ /FGON8.1.ER.120318T1200Z.120320T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1144 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE RED RIVER AT FARGO. * FROM SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 11:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MID-MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY MONDAY OR TUESDAY. && LAT...LON 4715 9673 4724 9683 4724 9694 4663 9693 4663 9666 $$
5 follow-up statements
669 WGUS83 KFGF 161556 FLSFGF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 1056 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED 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 .MORE WATER WILL MOVE INTO THE FARGO AREA. UPSTREAM AT WAHPETON...RIVER LEVELS WERE FALLING OFF BUT ABERCROMBIE RIVER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE. FARGO WAS BELOW FORECAST ISSUANCE STAGE...BUT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY RISE AND IS FORECAST TO REACH FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY. 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 && MNC027-NDC017-180356- /O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0002.120318T0800Z-120323T0000Z/ /FGON8.1.ER.120318T0800Z.120319T1200Z.120321T1800Z.NO/ 1056 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RED RIVER AT FARGO. * FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY. && LAT...LON 4715 9673 4724 9683 4724 9694 4663 9693 4663 9666 * IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 19.0 FEET, FARGO...LOW-LEVEL DAM SOUTH OF MAIN AVENUE IS UNDERWATER. DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET: DATE SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI (MONTH/DAY) 03/17 03/18 03/19 03/20 03/21 03/22 03/23 RED RIVER FARGO 17.0 18.2 19.0 18.9 18.2 17.6 17.1 $$
811 WGUS83 KFGF 161720 CCA FLSFGF FLOOD STATEMENT ...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 1056 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED 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 .MORE WATER WILL MOVE INTO THE FARGO AREA. UPSTREAM AT WAHPETON...RIVER LEVELS WERE FALLING OFF BUT ABERCROMBIE RIVER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE. FARGO WAS BELOW FORECAST ISSUANCE STAGE...BUT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY RISE AND IS FORECAST TO REACH FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY. 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 && MNC027-NDC017-180356- /O.COR.KFGF.FL.W.0002.120318T0800Z-120323T0000Z/ /FGON8.1.ER.120318T0800Z.120319T1200Z.120321T1800Z.NO/ 1056 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY EVENING...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RED RIVER AT FARGO. * FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 10:15 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY. && LAT...LON 4715 9673 4724 9683 4724 9694 4663 9693 4663 9666 DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET: DATE SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI (MONTH/DAY) 03/17 03/18 03/19 03/20 03/21 03/22 03/23 RED RIVER FARGO 17.0 18.2 19.0 18.9 18.2 17.6 17.1 $$
465 WGUS83 KFGF 161805 FLSFGF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 105 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ...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 .MORE WATER WILL MOVE INTO THE FARGO AREA. UPSTREAM AT WAHPETON...RIVER LEVELS WERE FALLING OFF BUT ABERCROMBIE RIVER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE. FARGO WAS BELOW FORECAST ISSUANCE STAGE...BUT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY RISE AND IS FORECAST TO REACH FLOOD STAGE EARLY SUNDAY. 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 && MNC027-NDC017-180605- /O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0002.120318T0800Z-120323T0000Z/ /FGON8.1.ER.120318T0800Z.120319T1200Z.120321T1800Z.NO/ 105 PM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RED RIVER AT FARGO. * FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT TO THURSDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 12:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 19.0 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY. && LAT...LON 4715 9673 4724 9683 4724 9694 4663 9693 4663 9666 DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET: DATE SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI (MONTH/DAY) 03/17 03/18 03/19 03/20 03/21 03/22 03/23 RED RIVER FARGO 17.0 18.2 19.0 18.9 18.2 17.6 17.1 $$
790 WGUS83 KFGF 171418 FLSFGF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 918 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA... THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR... .MILD WEATHER WITH WELL ABOVE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...WITH NO THREAT FOR RAIN UNTIL MONDAY. THE RED RIVER AT FARGO IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE A VERY SLOW RISE THROUGH THE MIDDLE PART OF THE WEEK BEFORE BEGINNING TO FALL BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF OF AN INCH OF RAIN MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT...BUT THIS IS EXPECTED TO HAVE MINIMAL IMPACTS ON THE 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 && MNC027-NDC017-190218- /O.EXT.KFGF.FL.W.0002.120318T1500Z-120322T1200Z/ /FGON8.1.ER.120318T1500Z.120319T0600Z.120321T0600Z.NO/ 918 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE RED RIVER AT FARGO. * FROM SUNDAY MORNING TO THURSDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:15 AM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.9 FEET. * MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 18.5 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. && LAT...LON 4715 9673 4724 9683 4724 9694 4663 9693 4663 9666 DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET: DATE SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT (MONTH/DAY) 03/18 03/19 03/20 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 RED RIVER FARGO 17.9 18.5 18.4 17.8 17.4 17.0 16.7 $$
537 WGUS83 KFGF 181554 FLSFGF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 1054 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA... * THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES .THE RED RIVER AT HICKSON HAS CRESTED AND HAS BEGUN TO FALL INDICATING LESS WATER THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. AS A RESULT THE UPDATED FORECAST FOR THE FARGO...MOORHEAD AREAS IS THAT THE RIVER WILL RISE TO JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE. THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. CURRENTLY THE RAIN SHOWERS FORECASTED THIS WEEK ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT TO THE RIVER SYSTEMS. THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... - DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS! - PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION. - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD. FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION ON OUR WEB PAGE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS && MNC027-NDC017-181624- /O.CAN.KFGF.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120322T1200Z/ /FGON8.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1054 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE RED RIVER AT FARGO. * AT 10:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.2 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 17.5 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING. && LAT...LON 4715 9673 4724 9683 4724 9694 4663 9693 4663 9666 DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET: DATE MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN (MONTH/DAY) 03/19 03/20 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25 RED RIVER FARGO 17.5 17.4 17.2 16.9 16.5 16.2 16.0 $$ JK
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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.