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River Flood Warning 12, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 19, 2024Polk County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this river flood warning at Jun 19, 2024, 5:41 AM CDT for Polk County, Minnesota. It took effect at Jun 19, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 19, 2024, 5:41 AM CDT (10:41 UTC)
In effect from: Jun 19, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired: Jun 23, 2024, 2:30 PM CDT
In force: 4 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 10:41 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 Red Lake River at Crookston (CRKM5). The gauge peaked at 14.86 ft at Jun 19, 2024, 11:00 PM CDT.

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 Jun 19, 4:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 4:03 AM CDT, 1 hour 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 4:58 AM CDT, 43 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
458 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-201000-
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-
458 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024

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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Isolated strong storms are possible Friday and Saturday.

Friday...Strong Thunderstorm Risk.
Saturday...Strong Thunderstorm Risk.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated today.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 9:57 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Cass	71 hr
Jun 18, 8:23 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Marshall	17 hr
Jun 19, 9:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Marshall	4 days
Jun 19, 9:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	4 days
Jun 19, 9:49 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FGF	Clay	34 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.