Alert archive / Minnesota / Flood Watches in 2013
Flood Watch 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 11:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Marshall | 3 days |
| Apr 26, 11:24 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FGF | Marshall | 5 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.