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River Flood Watch 2, NWS Grand Forks, ND

April 11, 2018Clay County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this river flood watch at Apr 11, 2018, 12:10 PM CDT for Clay County, Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 15, 2018, 10:36 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 11, 2018, 12:10 PM CDT (17:10 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2018, 10:36 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 13, 2018, 10:37 AM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

County Clay County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Buffalo River (MN) near Dilworth (DILM5). The gauge peaked at 9.54 ft at Apr 14, 2018, 10:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
12 ft
Minor stage
13 ft
Moderate stage
20 ft
Major stage
26 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05062000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 11, 12:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchFGFClay46 hr
Apr 11, 12:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WatchFGFRichland23 hr

Nearby

River Flood Watches in Minnesota, 2018Every river flood watch in 2018

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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.