Alert archive / Minnesota / River Flood Warnings in 2012
River Flood Warning 9, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this river flood warning at May 30, 2012, 9:27 AM CDT for Clay County, Minnesota. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 30, 2012, 9:27 AM CDT (14:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2012, 9:28 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Clay County, MN
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point South Branch Buffalo River at Sabin (SABM5). The gauge peaked at 12.40 ft at May 31, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 19 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05061500, 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.
503 WGUS43 KFGF 301427 FLWFGF BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 927 AM CDT WED MAY 30 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 SO BR BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY... .RECENT RAINFALL OVER THE PAST WEEKEND HAS RESULTED IN RISING RIVER LEVELS ALONG THE SOUTH BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN. THE RIVER WILL REACH MINOR FLOOD STAGE TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING LATE THIS WEEK. LITTLE ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. 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 && MNC027-301527- /O.NEW.KFGF.FL.W.0009.120530T1427Z-120602T1200Z/ /SABM5.1.ER.120530T1345Z.120531T0600Z.120601T0600Z.NO/ 927 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS, ND HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SO BR BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 8:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.5 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE ON FRIDAY. && LAT...LON 4663 9666 4663 9650 4686 9657 4689 9670 $$
3 follow-up statements
390 WGUS83 KFGF 301459 FLSFGF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 959 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES ON THE S. BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE UNLESS SPECIFIED. .RECENT RAINFALL OVER THE PAST WEEKEND HAS RESULTED IN RISING RIVER LEVELS ALONG THE SOUTH BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN. THE RIVER WILL REACH MINOR FLOOD STAGE TODAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING LATE THIS WEEK. LITTLE ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. 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 && MNC027-311459- /O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120602T1200Z/ /SABM5.1.ER.120530T1345Z.120531T0600Z.120601T0600Z.NO/ 959 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SO BR BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:45 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 12.5 FEET SOMETIME THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY MORNING. && LAT...LON 4663 9666 4663 9650 4686 9657 4689 9670 DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET: DATE THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED (MONTH/DAY) 05/31 06/01 06/02 06/03 06/04 06/05 06/06 S. BUFFALO RIVER SABIN 12.5 11.7 10.4 9.3 8.6 8.1 7.8 $$
622 WGUS83 KFGF 311453 FLSFGF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 953 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES ON THE S. BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE UNLESS SPECIFIED. .RIVER LEVELS HAVE RISEN TO MINOR FLOOD STAGE FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINFALL LAST WEEKEND. IT APPEARS THAT THE RIVER LEVEL IS NEAR ITS PEAK AND WILL SLOWLY DECLINE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL RESULT IN A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING. THIS RAINFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO AFFECT RIVER LEVELS. 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 && MNC027-011453- /O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120602T1200Z/ /SABM5.1.ER.120530T1345Z.120531T1200Z.120601T0600Z.NO/ 953 AM CDT THU MAY 31 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SO BR BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN. * UNTIL SATURDAY MORNING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 8:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.4 FEET. * MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY MORNING. * THERE IS NO CREST FORECAST FOR THIS 7-DAY PERIOD. && LAT...LON 4663 9666 4663 9650 4686 9657 4689 9670 DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET: DATE FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU (MONTH/DAY) 06/01 06/02 06/03 06/04 06/05 06/06 06/07 S. BUFFALO RIVER SABIN 11.8 10.5 9.3 8.5 7.9 7.7 7.5 $$ JAM
387 WGUS83 KFGF 011428 FLSFGF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 928 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE S. BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN IS CANCELLED. .RECENT DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY HAS ALLOWED THE RIVER STAGE OF THE SOUTH BUFFALO RIVER AS SABIN TO DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE. THEREFORE...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED. THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN... - PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD. FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION ON OUR WEB PAGE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS && MNC027-011458- /O.CAN.KFGF.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-120602T1200Z/ /SABM5.1.ER.120530T1345Z.120531T1200Z.120601T1236Z.NO/ 928 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SO BR BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN. * AT 8:45 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 7:36 AM FRIDAY. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 11.0 FEET BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * THERE IS NO CREST FORECAST FOR THIS 7-DAY PERIOD. && LAT...LON 4663 9666 4663 9650 4686 9657 4689 9670 DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET: DATE SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI (MONTH/DAY) 06/02 06/03 06/04 06/05 06/06 06/07 06/08 S. BUFFALO RIVER SABIN 11.0 9.7 9.0 8.5 8.3 8.2 8.0 $$
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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.