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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this river flood warning at Apr 12, 2023, 5:44 PM CDT for Ward County, North Dakota. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2023, 5:44 PM CDT (22:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2023, 8:52 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Ward County, ND
The radar
The Minot AFB radar (KMBX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:45 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 Des Lacs River at Foxholm (DESN8). The gauge peaked at 17.19 ft at Apr 12, 2023, 7:00 PM CDT.
- Action stage
- 1650 ft
- Minor stage
- 1651 ft
- Moderate stage
- 1653 ft
- Major stage
- 1654 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05116500, 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 Bismarck, ND issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 8:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BIS | Morton | 22 hr |
| Apr 12, 8:10 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BIS | Mercer, Oliver | 3 days |
| Apr 12, 10:01 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | BIS | Mercer | 48 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BIS | Dunn, McKenzie, McLean, Mercer, Mountrail, Oliver and 1 more | 28 hr |
| Apr 12, 10:57 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BIS | Adams, Bowman, Grant, Hettinger, Morton, Sioux and 2 more | 28 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.