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River Flood Warning 77, NWS Grand Forks, ND

April 30, 2022Pennington County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this river flood warning at Apr 30, 2022, 5:14 AM CDT for Pennington County, Minnesota. It took effect at Apr 30, 2022, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 30, 2022, 5:14 AM CDT (10:14 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 30, 2022, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 1, 2022, 6:28 AM CDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Pennington County, MN

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The river

Written for the forecast point Red Lake River at High Landing near Goodridge (HIGM5). The gauge peaked at 11.67 ft at Apr 30, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 11 ft
Minor stage: 12 ft
Moderate stage: 12.5 ft
Major stage: 13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05075000, 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 30, 3:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 3:43 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 29, 9:36 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Richland	5 days
Apr 29, 9:37 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Richland	8 days
Apr 30, 1:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FGF	Benson, Cavalier, Nelson, Ramsey, Towner, Walsh	18 days
Apr 30, 2:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FGF	Barnes, Cass, Grand Forks, Griggs, Nelson, Ramsey and 2 more	6 days
Apr 29, 8:13 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	5 days
Apr 29, 8:15 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	5 days
Apr 29, 8:27 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Roseau	24 hr
Apr 29, 9:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Norman	4 days
Apr 30, 12:41 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	FGF	Clearwater, Mahnomen, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake	6 days

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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.