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Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 8:53 AM MDT on May 19, 2013

Expires 8:00 AM EDT on May 21, 2013


... Flood Watch remains in effect through Tuesday morning...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of north central North Dakota... northwest North
Dakota... south central North Dakota... southeast North Dakota
and southwest North Dakota... including the following
counties... in north central North Dakota... Bottineau...
McHenry... Pierce... Renville... Rolette and Ward. In northwest
North Dakota... Burke... Divide... McKenzie... Mountrail and
Williams. In south central North Dakota... Burleigh... Emmons...
Grant... Kidder... McLean... Mercer... Morton... Oliver...
Sheridan... Sioux and Wells. In southeast North Dakota...
Dickey... Foster... La Moure... Logan... McIntosh and Stutsman. In
southwest North Dakota... Adams... Billings... Bowman... Dunn...
Golden Valley... Hettinger... slope and Stark.

* Through Tuesday morning

* additional showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected
today... tonight... and through Monday... with additional rainfall
amounts of two to four inches.

* Some areas in the watch... from Bowman to Bismarck and into
Jamestown... have already received one to three inches of
rainfall during the past couple of days... and may be
especially prone to flooding.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding. Monitor
forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living
in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to move to higher
ground should flooding develop.





Public Information Statement

Statement as of 9:18 AM CDT on May 19, 2013


... Summary of flood products as of Sunday morning...

Flood Watch for all of western and central North Dakota through
Monday night. An additional 2 to 4 inches of rain is possible on
top of what has already fallen across the area since Thursday.
Minor overland flooding is possible in addition to river and
stream rises.

For river and stream locations where point forecasts are
provided...

In the Souris river basin...

For the Souris river near Towner... minor flooding is occurring.

For the Souris river near Bantry... minor flooding is occurring.

For the Souris river near Westhope... moderate flooding through
the weekend.

In the Missouri River basin...

For the Apple Creek near Menoken and the Beaver Creek at
Linton... minor flooding may be possible by Monday evening.

In the James River basin...

For the Pipestem creek near Pingree... minor flooding is possible
by Monday morning... with moderate flooding possible thereafter.

For the James River near Grace City... minor flooding may be
possible by Wednesday morning.

River and stream forecasts are highly dependent on rainfall
amounts the next 48 hours.

For detailed information in your area... visit
www.Weather.Gov/bis. For information on river stages and
forecasts click on the rivers and lakes tab near the top of the
main Page.


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