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Flood Warning
NDC009-200218-
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918 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE SOURIS RIVER NEAR WESTHOPE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 8:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.2 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 14.4 FEET BY
TUESDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...REFUGE AREA FLOODS. THE CITY OF WESTHOPE IS
ON HIGH GROUND AND DOES NOT FLOOD. ROAD TO GAGE IS IMPASSIBLE.
ACCESS TO DAM #357 IS OK BELOW 16 FEET.

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FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7PM)
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME SUN MON TUE WED THU

SOURIS RIVER BASIN
WESTHOPE 10 14.2 SAT 8 PM 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.3

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Flood Watch
NDZ001>005-009>013-017>023-025-031>037-040>048-050-051-192300-
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DIVIDE-BURKE-RENVILLE-BOTTINEAU-ROLETTE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-WARD-
MCHENRY-PIERCE-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-SHERIDAN-WELLS-
FOSTER-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-KIDDER-
STUTSMAN-SLOPE-HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS-LOGAN-
LA MOURE-MCINTOSH-DICKEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...MOHALL...
BOTTINEAU...ROLLA...WILLISTON...NEW TOWN...MINOT...TOWNER...
RUGBY...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...
GARRISON...MCCLUSKY...HARVEY...CARRINGTON...BEACH...MEDORA...
DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK...STEELE...JAMESTOWN...MARMARTH...
MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES...LINTON...
NAPOLEON...EDGELEY...ASHLEY...OAKES
953 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013 /853 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 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.

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