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River Flood Warning 41, NWS Grand Forks, ND

April 19, 2022Polk County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this river flood warning at Apr 19, 2022, 7:10 PM CDT for Polk County, Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 23, 2022, 8:42 AM CDT. It was in force for 23 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 19, 2022, 7:10 PM CDT (00:10 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 23, 2022, 8:42 AM CDT
Expired: May 16, 2022, 11:30 AM CDT
In force: 23 days
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Polk County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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 Red Lake River at Crookston (CRKM5).

Action stage: 12 ft
Minor stage: 15 ft
Moderate stage: 20 ft
Major stage: 23 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05079000, 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 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 river flood warning went out at Apr 19, 2:40 PM CDT, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 2:40 PM CDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 6:56 AM CDT, 12 hours 14 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
656 AM CDT Tue Apr 19 2022

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-201200-
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-Wilkin-
West Otter Tail-East Otter Tail-Wadena-Grant-Towner-Cavalier-
Pembina-Benson-Ramsey-Eastern Walsh-Eddy-Nelson-Grand Forks-
Griggs-Steele-Traill-Barnes-Cass-Ransom-Sargent-Richland-
Western Walsh-
656 AM CDT Tue Apr 19 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low today.
Later tonight there will be a chance for light snow or a rain and
snow mix after midnight over eastern North Dakota into
northwestern and west central Minnesota.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Wednesday will see morning rain and snow in the Red River valley
into Minnesota, with potential for up to an inch of accumulation
over parts of northwest and north central Minnesota. Locally
higher amounts possible.

Friday into Sunday will see numerous impacts as a large system
moves north-northeast through the area. Rain, possibly heavy, a
few thunderstorms along with snow are all likely across the
region.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 19, 7:20 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Richland	4 days
Apr 19, 7:10 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	31 days
Apr 20, 11:11 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	FGF	Becker, Beltrami, Clearwater, Hubbard, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen and 7 more	3 hr

Nearby

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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.