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Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 7:15 AM CDT on May 20, 2013

Expires 8:00 PM EDT on May 21, 2013


... Flood Watch in effect through Tuesday evening...

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of Minnesota and North Dakota...
including the following areas... in Minnesota... Clay... east
Becker... east Marshall... east Otter Tail... east Polk... Grant...
Hubbard... Kittson... Lake
of The Woods... Mahnomen... Norman... North Beltrami... North
Clearwater... Pennington... Red Lake... Roseau... south
Beltrami... South Clearwater... Wadena... west Becker... west
Marshall... west Otter Tail... west Polk and Wilkin. In North
Dakota... Barnes... Benson... Cass... Cavalier... eastern
Walsh... eddy... Grand Forks... Griggs... Nelson...
Pembina... Ramsey... Ransom... Richland... Sargent... Steele...
Towner... Traill and western Walsh.

* Through Tuesday evening

* many areas have received two to three inches of rain in the past
few days. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rain is possible today
and tomorrow on top of already saturated ground. Some overland
areal flooding is possible in low lying areas.


Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.




Record Report

Statement as of 1:42 AM CDT on May 20, 2013


... Record daily rainfall set at Grand Forks univ. (Nws) ND and
Grand Forks Intl ap ND...

A record daily rainfall of 1.37 inches was set yesterday at Grand
Forks univ. (Nws) ND. This breaks the previous record of 0.80 inches
set in 1950.

In addition... a record daily rainfall of 1.35 inches was set at
Grand Forks Intl ap yesterday. This breaks the previous record of
0.74 inches... also set in 1950.


Public Information Statement

Statement as of 10:00 AM CDT on May 20, 2013


... There are the storm total through about 8 am Monday from the public
via NWS Grand Forks facebook Page...


Location amount lat/Lon

Minnesota

... Becker...
1 S Osage 3.71 in 46.90n/95.26w

... Hubbard...
4 N Park Rapids 1.65 in 46.98n/95.06w

... Lake of The Woods...
Baudette 2.00 in 48.71n/94.59w

... Otter Tail...
3 NE Richville 3.10 in 46.54n/95.57w
3 N Ottertail 2.71 in 46.47n/95.56w
4 NNW Carlisle 1.47 in 46.42n/96.21w

... Roseau...
3 W Warroad 1.60 in 48.91n/95.38w

... Wadena...
2 N Huntersville 1.25 in 46.80n/94.90w

... Wilkin...
5 S Rothsay 1.47 in 46.40n/96.29w

North Dakota

... Cavalier...
5 S Olga 5.50 in 48.73n/98.04w

... Grand Forks...
4 SSW Honeyford 4.50 in 47.98n/97.52w
Larimore 2.40 in 47.91n/97.63w

... Pembina...
3 W LeRoy 2.80 in 48.92n/97.81w
3 S Saint Thomas 2.40 in 48.58n/97.45w
2 W Saint Thomas 2.20 in 48.62n/97.49w

... Richland...
Colfax 1.84 in 46.47n/96.87w

... Steele...
Sharon 3.50 in 47.60n/97.90w
7 ESE Sherbrooke 2.20 in 47.43n/97.57w

... Towner...
Bisbee 2.57 in 48.63n/99.38w

... Traill...
6 SW Cummings 4.50 in 47.46n/97.19w

... Walsh...
Grafton 2.50 in 48.42n/97.40w
Fordville 2.40 in 48.22n/97.79w




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Alaska - Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Watch , Freeze Watch , Winter Weather Advisory , Winter Storm Warning , TEST Tsunami Warning , TEST Tsunami Warning, Special Statement , Record Report
Arkansas - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Lake Wind Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
California - Wind Advisory , TEST Tsunami Warning , Special Weather Statement , Public Information Statement
Colorado - Winter Weather Advisory , Public Information Statement
Florida - Flash Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Georgia - Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Hawaii - Areal Flood Advisory , Areal Flood Advisory, High Surf Advisory , High Surf Advisory , Wind Advisory
Illinois - Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Indiana - Public Information Statement
Iowa - Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Kansas - Areal Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch , Public Information Statement
Kentucky - Flood Warning
Louisiana - Flood Warning , Lake Wind Advisory , Public Information Statement
Michigan - Special Statement , Record Report
Minnesota - Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Areal Flood Watch , Flood Watch, Areal Flood Watch , Hydrologic Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Mississippi - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report
Missouri - Flood Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch , Flood Advisory , Special Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Montana - Areal Flood Advisory , Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Lake Wind Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Nebraska - Wind Advisory , Public Information Statement
Nevada - Public Information Statement
New Mexico - Fire Weather Warning
North Carolina - Record Report , Public Information Statement
North Dakota - Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Areal Flood Watch , Flood Watch, Areal Flood Watch , Areal Flood Watch, Areal Flood Advisory , Areal Flood Watch , Wind Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Ohio - Public Information Statement
Oklahoma - Flood Watch , Lake Wind Advisory , Public Information Statement
Oregon - TEST Tsunami Warning, Special Statement , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement
Pennsylvania - Public Information Statement
South Carolina - Flood Warning , Special Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
South Dakota - Wind Advisory , Public Information Statement
Tennessee - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Texas - Lake Wind Advisory , Fire Weather Warning , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Utah - Public Information Statement
Virginia - Flash Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Washington - TEST Tsunami Warning, Special Statement , TEST Tsunami Warning , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement
West Virginia - Flash Flood Warning , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Wisconsin - Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch, Areal Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Wyoming - Winter Weather Advisory , Special Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
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