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River Flood Warning 15, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this river flood warning at Apr 21, 2023, 3:21 PM CDT for Foster County, North Dakota. It was in force for 68 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 21, 2023, 3:21 PM CDT (20:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2023, 10:54 AM CDT
- In force
- 68 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Foster County, ND
The radar
The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point James River near Grace City (GCEN8). The gauge peaked at 12.52 ft at Apr 23, 2023, 11:00 AM CDT.
- Action stage
- 10 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 15 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06468170, 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 Bismarck, ND wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 20, 6:46 PM CDT, 20 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 20, 6:46 PM CDT, 20 hours 35 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 6:42 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BIS | Bottineau | 41 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.