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North Dakota, Hettinger

Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 12:11 AM MDT on May 21, 2013

Expires 8:00 AM EDT on May 21, 2013


... Flood Watch remains in effect until 7 am CDT /6 am MDT/ this
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.

* Until 7 am CDT /6 am MDT/ this morning

* additional one quarter to three quarters of an inch of
rainfall.

* Many areas in the watch have already received two to four
inches of rainfall during the past three days.

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.




Record Report

Statement as of 7:27 PM CDT on May 20, 2013


... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Jamestown ND...

a record rainfall of 0.98 inch(es) was set at Jamestown ND today.
This ties the old record of 0.98 set in 2005.



Public Information Statement

Statement as of 10:45 PM CDT on May 20, 2013


... Summary of flood products as of Monday evening...

An additional one quarter to three quarters of an inch of
rainfall is possible across central North Dakota tonight through
Tuesday. Lesser amounts of up to one quarter inch are expected in
western North Dakota. Soils continue to saturate across the entire
area and the threat of overland flooding... including County and
township roads in low lying areas and locations of poor drainage
continues.

Flood warnings are in effect for these areas...

In the Souris river basin...

For the Souris river near Towner... minor flooding is forecast by
late Tuesday night or early Wednesday.

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

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


In the James River basin...

For the Pipestem creek near Pingree... minor flooding is expected
by Tuesday afternoon.

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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