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Flood Watch 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

April 26, 201317 counties in Minnesota; 14 counties in North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this flood watch at Apr 26, 2013, 9:30 AM CDT for 17 counties in Minnesota; 14 counties in North Dakota. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2013, 9:30 AM CDT (14:30 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2013, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
4 days
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Flood severity
None
All 31 counties

Becker County, MN, Beltrami County, MN, Clay County, MN, Clearwater County, MN, Hubbard County, MN, Kittson County, MN, Lake of the Woods County, MN, Mahnomen County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Norman County, MN, Otter Tail County, MN, Pennington County, MN, Polk County, MN, Red Lake County, MN, Roseau County, MN, Wadena County, MN, Wilkin County, MN, Benson County, ND, Cass County, ND, Cavalier County, ND, Eddy County, ND, Grand Forks County, ND, Griggs County, ND, Nelson County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Ramsey County, ND, Richland County, ND, Steele County, ND, Towner County, ND, Traill County, ND, Walsh County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this flood watch 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 flood watch went out at Apr 26, 6:32 AM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 6:32 AM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 26, 6:13 AM CDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
613 AM CDT FRI APR 26 2013

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-271115-
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-
613 AM CDT FRI APR 26 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SPRING SNOW MELT AREAL AND RIVERINE FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE
RED RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS
AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE NEXT CHANCE FOR ANY ORGANIZED RAINFALL WILL BE MONDAY NIGHT
WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE
FAVORED AREA FOR RAINFALL WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF THE
REGION.

WIDESPREAD SPRING SNOW MELT AREAL AND RIVERINE FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE ALONG THE RED RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES. REFER TO THE
LATEST FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ON
SPECIFIC LOCATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

VOELKER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Grand Forks, ND issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 11:24 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFGFMarshall3 days
Apr 26, 11:24 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFGFMarshall5 days

Nearby

Flood Watches in Minnesota, 2013Flood Watches in North Dakota, 2013Every flood watch in 2013

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.