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Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this flash flood warning at Jun 20, 2013, 8:42 PM CDT for Barnes County, North Dakota. It was in force for 15 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 20, 2013, 8:42 PM CDT (01:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Forks, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Barnes County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 9:04 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Bald Hill Dam, ND | 3.10 INCHES OF RAINFALL MEASURED AT BALDHILL DAM. ROADS NEAR THE DAM HAVE WATER OVER THEM ALONG WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING IN FIELDS AND FARMYARDS BETWEEN BALDHILL DAM AND VALLEY CITY. |
| Jun 20, 9:04 PM CDT | HEAVY RAIN 3.1 | Bald Hill Dam, ND | 3.10 INCHES AT BALDHILL DAM. ROADS AROUND THE DAM HAVE WATER OVER THEM AND QUITE A BIT OF FLOODING. |
| Jun 20, 9:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | Valley City, ND | VERY HEAVY RAINS PRODUCED WIDESPREAD STREET FLOODING AROUND TOWN. IN ADDITION...POWER OUTAGES AND RAPID RUNOFF COMBINED TO PRODUCE FLOODING OF STORM DRAINS AND SOME SEWER BACKUP ISSUES. AT LEAST 4 HOMES HAD PARTICAL COLLAPSE OF THEIR BASEMENT WALLS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 207 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2429 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1000 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.7
- Supercell composite
- 3.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
274 WGUS53 KFGF 210144 FFWFGF NDC003-211700- /O.NEW.KFGF.FF.W.0002.130621T0144Z-130621T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 842 PM CDT THU JUN 20 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BARNES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA... * UNTIL NOON CDT FRIDAY * AT 842 PM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS MUCH OF BARNES COUNTY. A SPOTTER RECORDED 6.20 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 6 PM 2 MILES NORTHWEST OF VALLEY CITY. VALLEY CITY STATE UNIVERSITY WEATHER STATION HAS RECORDED OVER 4 INCHES OF RAIN. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... VALLEY CITY...BALD HILL DAM...ECKELSON...ORISKA...ROGERS AND SANBORN. * ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT CAUSING MORE RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. AVOID DRIVING ON FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. && LAT...LON 4716 9771 4679 9773 4665 9841 4706 9840 $$ DTR
4 follow-up statements
246 WGUS73 KFGF 210432 FFSFGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 1131 PM CDT THU JUN 20 2013 NDC003-211700- /O.CON.KFGF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130621T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BARNES ND- 1131 PM CDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FRIDAY FOR BARNES COUNTY... AT 1131 PM CDT...4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE VALLEY CITY AREA THIS EVENING RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING. THE THREAT EXISTS FOR ADDITIONAL STORMS OVERNIGHT AND ANY MORE RAIN WILL ONLY CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS TO WORSEN. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...VALLEY CITY...BALD HILL DAM...ECKELSON...ORISKA...ROGERS AND SANBORN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. AVOID DRIVING ON FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. && LAT...LON 4716 9771 4679 9773 4665 9841 4706 9840 $$ DTR
114 WGUS73 KFGF 210832 FFSFGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 332 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013 NDC003-211700- /O.CON.KFGF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130621T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BARNES ND- 332 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR BARNES COUNTY... WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY TO THE NORTH OF VALLEY CITY. THIS HAS RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING. THE WATER IS QUICKLY FLOWING TO THE LOW AREAS...AND SEVERAL ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED UNDERWATER. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAS CAUSED FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...VALLEY CITY...BALD HILL DAM...ECKELSON...ORISKA...ROGERS AND SANBORN. THE FOLLOWING STREAMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE WARNING...SHEYENNE RIVER AND SPRING CREEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. ONE OR TWO FEET OF WATER WILL FLOAT MOST CARS DOWNSTREAM. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING ARE HARD TO RECOGNIZE. && LAT...LON 4716 9771 4679 9773 4665 9841 4706 9840 $$ TG
971 WGUS73 KFGF 210836 FFSFGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 335 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013 NDC003-211700- /O.CON.KFGF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130621T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BARNES ND- 335 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR BARNES COUNTY... WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY WITHIN AND TO THE NORTH OF VALLEY CITY. THIS HAS RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD FLOODING. THE WATER IS QUICKLY FLOWING TO THE LOW AREAS...AND SEVERAL ROADS ARE BEING REPORTED UNDERWATER. OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A SHORT DURATION. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL HAS CAUSED FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...VALLEY CITY...BALD HILL DAM...ECKELSON...ORISKA...ROGERS AND SANBORN. THE FOLLOWING STREAMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE WARNING...SHEYENNE RIVER AND SPRING CREEK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. ONE OR TWO FEET OF WATER WILL FLOAT MOST CARS DOWNSTREAM. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING ARE HARD TO RECOGNIZE. && LAT...LON 4716 9771 4679 9773 4665 9841 4706 9840 $$ TG
225 WGUS73 KFGF 211701 FFSFGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 1158 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013 NDC003-211713- /O.EXP.KFGF.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130621T1700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BARNES ND- 1158 AM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CDT FOR BARNES COUNTY... EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE BEGINNING TO RECEDE ALTHOUGH A FEW RURAL ROADS AND LOW LYING STREETS STILL HAVE WATER. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH. ONE OR TWO FEET OF WATER WILL FLOAT MOST CARS DOWNSTREAM. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN THE DANGERS OF FLASH FLOODING ARE HARD TO RECOGNIZE. && LAT...LON 4716 9771 4679 9773 4665 9841 4706 9840 $$ JR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Steele | 50 min |
| Jun 20, 7:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | FGF | Traill | 66 min |
| Jun 20, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass | 58 min |
| Jun 20, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass | 48 min |
| Jun 20, 9:09 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | Cass | 15 hr |
| Jun 20, 9:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 40 min |
| Jun 20, 9:35 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FGF | Richland | 6 days |
| Jun 20, 9:35 PM CDT | River Flood Watch | FGF | Cass | 4 days |
| Jun 20, 9:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 55 min |
| Jun 20, 9:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass | 46 min |
| Jun 20, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Richland | 55 min |
| Jun 20, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Ransom, Richland, Sargent | 58 min |
| Jun 20, 10:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Barnes, Cass, Ransom, Sargent | 61 min |
| Jun 20, 11:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGF | Cass, Ransom, Richland | 59 min |
| Jun 21, 1:18 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | Benson | 11 hr |
| Jun 21, 12:03 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | FGF | Barnes | 19 hr |
| Jun 21, 12:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Richland | 7 days |
| Jun 21, 12:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Cass | 14 days |
| Jun 21, 12:49 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Richland | 5 days |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.