Alert archive / Minnesota / River Flood Watches in 2018
River Flood Watch 4, NWS Grand Forks, ND
NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this river flood watch at Apr 13, 2018, 8:29 PM CDT for Clay County, Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 18, 2018, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 77 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2018, 8:29 PM CDT (01:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 18, 2018, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2018, 12:17 PM CDT
- In force
- 77 min
- 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 01:26 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 South Branch Buffalo River at Sabin (SABM5). The gauge peaked at 10.19 ft at Apr 14, 2018, 12:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 12 ft
- Minor stage
- 13 ft
- Moderate stage
- 15 ft
- Major stage
- 19 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05061500, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river 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 river flood watch went out at Apr 13, 6:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 13, 6:05 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 3:23 AM CDT, 17 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 323 AM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 MNZ029-040-NDZ049-052-053-140830- Wilkin-Grant-Ransom-Sargent-Richland- 323 AM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of eastern North Dakota, west central and northwest Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Northeast winds will gust up to 45 mph this afternoon. A mix of rain and snow is also expected, with snowfall accumulations of an inch or less. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Less than an inch of snow is still possible in the Elbow Lake area on Saturday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027-028-030>032-NDZ006>008-014>016-024- 026>030-038-039-054-140830- 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-West Otter Tail- East Otter Tail-Wadena-Towner-Cavalier-Pembina-Benson-Ramsey- Eastern Walsh County-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-Griggs-Steele-Traill- Barnes-Cass-Western Walsh County- 323 AM CDT Fri Apr 13 2018 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...Saturday through Thursday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated.
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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.