Alert archive / North Dakota / Areal Flood Warnings in 2017

Areal Flood Warning 1, NWS Grand Forks, ND

March 30, 2017Cavalier County, Pembina County, Towner County, North Dakota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this areal flood warning at Mar 30, 2017, 7:50 AM CDT for Cavalier County, Pembina County, Towner County, North Dakota. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 30, 2017, 7:50 AM CDT (12:50 UTC)
Expired: Apr 3, 2017, 12:00 PM CDT
In force: 4 days
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Cavalier County, ND, Pembina County, ND, Towner County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:48 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 areal flood warning 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 areal flood warning went out at Mar 30, 7:13 AM CDT, 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 7:13 AM CDT, 37 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 30, 4:17 AM CDT, 3 hours 33 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
417 AM CDT Thu Mar 30 2017

MNZ001>003-005>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ026>030-038-039-
049-052-053-310930-
West Polk-Norman-Clay-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-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-
Ransom-Sargent-Richland-
417 AM CDT Thu Mar 30 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North
Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

MNZ004-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-054-310930-
Kittson-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-
Eastern Walsh County-Eddy-Western Walsh County-
417 AM CDT Thu Mar 30 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North
Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Snowmelt continues to contribute to rises on area rivers and some
overland ponding. See the latest flood statements and warnings for
additional information.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 30, 10:32 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Marshall	62 hr
Mar 30, 4:07 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Polk	69 hr
Mar 30, 12:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGF	Benson	24 hr

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in North Dakota, 2017 Every areal flood warning in 2017

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.