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Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 2:46 PM 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 moderate to heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms
are expected tonight 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 two to four 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.




Wind Advisory

Statement as of 1:44 PM MDT on May 19, 2013

Expires 11:00 AM EDT on May 20, 2013


... Wind Advisory in effect from 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this evening
to 10 am CDT /9 am MDT/ Monday...

The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Wind
Advisory... which is in effect from 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this
evening to 10 am CDT /9 am MDT/ Monday.

* Timing... this evening through Monday morning.

* Winds... north-northeast gusts to 45 mph.

* Impacts... strong winds may make working outdoors on elevated
structures or driving high profile vehciles difficult.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph... and
or gusts under 58 mph... are expected. Winds this strong can make
driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use
extra caution.




Local Storm Report



05/18/2013 0938 PM

10 miles NNW of pretty butt, Slope County.

Hail e1.75 inch, reported by Emergency Mngr.


            Size estimated. Several windows broken by hail on
            Farmstead. Delayed report from Bowman County EM.



Public Information Statement

Statement as of 3:51 PM CDT on May 19, 2013


... Summary of flood products as of Sunday afternoon...

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...

The Apple Creek near Menoken may make an in bank rise to just shy
of flood stage by Monday evening.

The Beaver Creek near Linton and the Cannonball river at Breien
may rise to minor flood stage by Wednesday.

The little Muddy river near Williston may rise to minor flood
stage by Monday night.

In the James River basin...

For the Pipestem creek near Pingree... minor flooding is expected by
Monday night... with moderate flooding expected by Wednesday.

The James River near Grace City may rise to minor flood stage by
Wednesday.

It should be noted that river and stream forecasts are highly
dependent on rainfall amounts the next 48 hours and are subject to
change.

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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