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North Dakota, Richland

Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 7:06 AM CDT on May 21, 2013

Expires 5:00 AM EDT on May 25, 2013


... Flood Watch remains in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening...

The Flood Watch continues 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... eddy...
Grand Forks... Griggs... Nelson... Ramsey... Ransom... Richland...
Sargent... Steele... Towner... Traill and western Walsh.

* Until 7 PM CDT this evening

* the area has received two to six inches of rain in the past few
days. Additional rain of a quarter to half an inch is possible.
Overland areal flooding remains 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.




914 PM CDT Mon may 20 2013

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks, ND has issued a
* Flood Watch for
the Red River at Wahpeton
* from Tuesday morning to late Friday night.
* At 8:30 PM Monday the stage was 8.4 feet.
* Minor flooding is possible.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Forecast... flood stage may be reached by late Tuesday morning.


Lat... Lon 4602 9672 4603 9641 4650 9663 4650 9684


daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:

date Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat sun Mon
(month/day) 05/21 05/22 05/23 05/24 05/25 05/26 05/27

Red River
Wahpeton 10.8 11.0 10.1 9.3 8.8 8.4 8.2




Record Report

Statement as of 2:08 AM CDT on May 21, 2013


... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Grand Forks univ. (Nws) ND...

A record rainfall of 1.42 inches was set at Grand Forks univ. (Nws)
ND yesterday. This breaks the old record of 0.75 inches set in 1908.


Local Storm Report



05/20/2013 0700 am

Abercrombie, Richland County.

Heavy rain m1.94 inch, reported by cocorahs.


            Storm total so far




05/20/2013 0700 am

Lidgerwood, Richland County.

Heavy rain m0.36 inch, reported by co-op observer.


            Storm total so far




05/20/2013 0925 am

Colfax, Richland County.

Heavy rain m1.84 inch, reported by public.


            Storm total so far




05/20/2013 0925 am

Colfax, Richland County.

Heavy rain m1.84 inch, reported by public.


            Storm total so far




05/20/2013 0700 am

Lidgerwood, Richland County.

Heavy rain m0.36 inch, reported by co-op observer.


            Storm total so far




05/20/2013 0700 am

Abercrombie, Richland County.

Heavy rain m1.94 inch, reported by cocorahs.


            Storm total so far




05/20/2013 0700 am

Abercrombie, Richland County.

Heavy rain m1.94 inch, reported by cocorahs.


            Storm total so far




05/20/2013 0700 am

Lidgerwood, Richland County.

Heavy rain m0.36 inch, reported by co-op observer.


            Storm total so far




05/20/2013 0925 am

Colfax, Richland County.

Heavy rain m1.84 inch, reported by public.


            Storm total so far




05/20/2013 0700 am

Lidgerwood, Richland County.

Heavy rain m0.36 inch, reported by co-op observer.


            Storm total so far




05/20/2013 0925 am

Colfax, Richland County.

Heavy rain m1.84 inch, reported by public.


            Storm total so far




05/20/2013 0700 am

Abercrombie, Richland County.

Heavy rain m1.94 inch, reported by cocorahs.


            Storm total so far




05/20/2013 0925 am

Colfax, Richland County.

Heavy rain m1.84 inch, reported by public.


            Storm total so far




05/20/2013 0925 am

Colfax, Richland County.

Heavy rain m1.84 inch, reported by public.


            Storm total so far


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