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WGUS83 KFGF 161436
FLSFGF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND
936 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS NOW CANCELLED FOR THESE RIVER LOCATIONS IN
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...
* WAHPETON...ON THE RED RIVER...IN WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES
.COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT HAVE SLOWED THE RUNOFF...RIVER RESPONSE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM... THEN SLOW DOWN
AGAIN OVERNIGHT. PEAK FLOWS ARE EXPECTED TO COME IN LOWER... HOWEVER...
HIGHER FLOWS THAN NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR SHOULD CONTINUE FOR A LONGER
DURATION... AS WATER MAKES ITS WAY THROUGH THE SYSTEM. THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON
IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH FLOOD STAGE AT THIS TIME AND THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED.
THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS EVENT.
FORECASTS ARE UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW
WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. RIVER FORECASTS USUALLY USE
24 HOURS OF EXPECTED PRECIPITATION BUT DEPENDING ON THE SITUATION
IT MAY INCLUDE PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 72 HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN...
- DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!
- PERSONS IN THE WARNED AREA NEED TO TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY. IF NECESSARY MOVE TO A HIGHER AND SAFER LOCATION.
- PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER
LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS
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936 AM CDT WED OCT 16 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR...
* ...WAHPETON...ON THE RED RIVER.
* AT 8:30 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.6 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 8.9 FEET
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 8.5 FEET, FORECAST SERVICE STAGE.
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DAILY 7 AM CDT/6 AM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:
DATE THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED
(MONTH/DAY) 10/17 10/18 10/19 10/20 10/21 10/22 10/23
RED RIVER
WAHPETON 8.8 7.8 6.7 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.3
LAT...LON 4602 9672 4603 9641 4650 9663 4650 9684
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