Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Grand Forks, ND

Issued

Jun 24, 2014, 8:44 AM CDT (13:44 UTC)

In effect from

Jun 24, 2014, 8:52 AM CDT

Expired

Jun 24, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT

In force

10 hr

Issued by

NWS Grand Forks, ND

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Kittson County, MN, Marshall County, MN, Roseau County, MN

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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076 
WGUS53 KFGF 241352
FFWFGF
MNC069-089-135-250000-
/O.NEW.KFGF.FF.W.0003.140624T1352Z-140625T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
844 AM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN ROSEAU COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
  SOUTHERN KITTSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
  EASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT TUESDAY

* AT 844 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED            
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.     
  RADAR ESTIMATES A WIDESPREAD AREA OF 2 TO 3 INCHES AND UP TO       
  4 INCHES IN ISOLATED SPOTS HAS FALLEN FROM NEAR KENNEDY            
  TO KARLSTAD TO MIDDLE RIVER TO NEAR LAKE AGASSIZ. 

* MIDDLE RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED 3.6 INCHES THROUGH 6 AM WITH 
  STANDING WATER IN TOWN AND ADDITIONAL WATER FLOWING OVER SOME      
  RURAL ROADS. 

* UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE WITH THESE SLOW      
  MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  KARLSTAD...DONALDSON...ENGLUND...HALMA...HOLT...KENNEDY AND LAKE   
  BRONSON.

THE FOLLOWING STREAMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE WARNING...MUD RIVER...THIEF
RIVER...SOUTH BRANCH TWO RIVERS...TAMARAC RIVER AND MIDDLE RIVER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. AVOID DRIVING ON FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.

&&

LAT...LON 4854 9596 4821 9597 4821 9616 4840 9633
      4855 9694 4874 9701 4874 9641

$$

ROGERS

434 
WGUS73 KFGF 242036
FFSFGF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
330 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

MNC069-089-135-242045-
/O.CAN.KFGF.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140625T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
KITTSON MN-ROSEAU MN-MARSHALL MN-
330 PM CDT TUE JUN 24 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR EASTERN MARSHALL...
SOUTHWESTERN ROSEAU AND SOUTHERN KITTSON COUNTIES...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...REDUCING 
THE FLOOD THREAT. 

A FLOOD ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA... TO 
INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY OF MIDDLE RIVER AND SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH 
THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. 

IF FLOODING WAS OBSERVED PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORT TO LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS.

&&

LAT...LON 4854 9596 4821 9597 4821 9616 4840 9633
      4855 9694 4874 9701 4874 9641

$$

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