Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Bismarck, ND

Issued

Aug 16, 2014, 10:59 AM CDT (15:59 UTC)

Expired

Aug 16, 2014, 2:00 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Bismarck, ND

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

County Logan County, ND

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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918 
WGUS53 KBIS 161559
FFWBIS
NDC047-161900-
/O.NEW.KBIS.FF.W.0004.140816T1559Z-140816T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1059 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN AND CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 200 PM CDT

* AT 1056 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED  
  SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE      
  WARNED AREA. STREETS IN NAPOLEON WERE FLOODED OR BECOMING          
  IMPASSABLE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES CAN BE        
  EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  NAPOLEON.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...
COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND
OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4662 9945 4631 9941 4632 9991 4662 9991

$$

HEINERT

882 
WGUS73 KBIS 161814
FFSBIS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
114 PM CDT SAT AUG 16 2014

NDC047-161900-
/O.CON.KBIS.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140816T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOGAN ND-
114 PM CDT SAT AUG 16 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN LOGAN COUNTY
UNTIL 200 PM CDT...

AT 114 PM CDT...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAINS CONTINUES.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...NAPOLEON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 
ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF 
CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO 
FLOODING.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.

&&

LAT...LON 4662 9945 4631 9941 4632 9991 4662 9991

$$

HEINERT

226 
WGUS73 KBIS 161859
FFSBIS

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
159 PM CDT SAT AUG 16 2014

NDC047-161913-
/O.EXP.KBIS.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140816T1900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
LOGAN ND-
159 PM CDT SAT AUG 16 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN LOGAN 
COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 200 PM CDT...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO DECREASE OVER THE WARNED 
AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED...WERE 
BEGINNING TO RECEDE...OR HAVE BEEN SIGNED AND BARRICADED. IF ONGOING 
FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED WITHOUT PROPER SIGNING OR 
BARRICADES...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 4662 9945 4631 9941 4632 9991 4662 9991

$$

HEINERT

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