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River Flood Watch 13, NWS Grand Forks, ND

June 2, 2024Grand Forks County, North Dakota; Polk County, Minnesota

NWS Grand Forks, ND issued this river flood watch at Jun 2, 2024, 10:39 AM CDT for Grand Forks County, North Dakota; Polk County, Minnesota. It took effect at Jun 7, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 2, 2024, 10:39 AM CDT (15:39 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 7, 2024, 1:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 2, 2024, 9:39 PM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Grand Forks, ND
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Polk County, MN, Grand Forks County, ND

The radar

The Fargo/Grand Forks radar (KMVX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:40 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 River of the North at Grand Forks (EGFM5). The gauge peaked at 25.99 ft at Jun 1, 2024, 11:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
27 ft
Minor stage
28 ft
Moderate stage
40 ft
Major stage
46 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05082500, 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 watch 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 watch went out at Jun 2, 9:55 AM CDT, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 9:55 AM CDT, 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 3:35 AM CDT, 7 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Grand Forks ND
335 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ006>008-014>016-024-
026>030-038-039-049-052>054-030845-
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-
335 AM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a level 2 out of 5 risk for severe thunderstorms this
afternoon and evening. The main hazards will be hail up to golf
ball size, wind gusts up to 60 mph, and a few tornadoes possible.

General storm motion... Moving toward the east at 30 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Scattered thunderstorms are expected Monday night into Tuesday.
The main hazard will be lightning.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be required this afternoon and evening.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 10:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchFGFRichland24 hr
Jun 2, 10:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchFGFGrand Forks, Walsh11 hr
Jun 2, 1:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Eddy, Nelson, Ramsey48 min
Jun 2, 2:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFTowner49 min
Jun 2, 3:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFCavalier41 min
Jun 2, 4:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementFGFBenson, Eddy37 min
Jun 2, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBenson, Cavalier, Ramsey, Towner46 min
Jun 2, 5:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFCavalier, Nelson, Ramsey, Walsh49 min
Jun 2, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFBarnes55 min
Jun 2, 6:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGFCavalier, Pembina, Walsh44 min
Jun 2, 6:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFGFBarnes51 min
Jun 2, 10:39 AM CDTRiver Flood WatchFGFClay11 hr

Nearby

River Flood Watches in North Dakota, 2024River Flood Watches in Minnesota, 2024Every river flood watch in 2024

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.