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Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 5:13 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.





Record Report

Statement as of 7:27 PM CDT on May 19, 2013


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

a record rainfall of 1.45 inch(es) was set at Bismarck ND today.
This breaks the old record of 1.36 set in 1877.

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

a record rainfall of 1.04 inch(es) was set at Dickinson ND today.
This breaks the old record of 0.47 set in 1983.

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

a record rainfall of 0.99 inch(es) was set at Jamestown ND today.
This breaks the old record of 0.34 set in 1983.

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

a record rainfall of 1.13 inch(es) was set at Minot ND today.
This breaks the old record of 1.04 set in 1994.


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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Alabama - Flood Warning
Alaska - Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Areal Flood Watch , Winter Weather Advisory , Winter Storm Warning , Frost Advisory , Special Weather Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Arkansas - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Lake Wind Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
California - Special Statement
Colorado - Winter Weather Advisory , Public Information Statement
Delaware - Public Information Statement
Florida - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Special Weather Statement , Special Statement
Georgia - Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flood Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning
Hawaii - High Surf Advisory
Illinois - Tornado Watch , Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flood Warning , Public Information Statement
Iowa - Tornado Watch , Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flash Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch , Special Statement , Public Information Statement
Kansas - Tornado Warning , Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Areal Flood Warning , Special Weather Statement , Special Statement
Kentucky - Flood Warning
Louisiana - Flood Warning , Lake Wind Advisory , Record Report
Maryland - Public Information Statement
Michigan - Record Report
Minnesota - Tornado Watch , Tornado Watch , Flash Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Flood Watch , Public Information Statement
Mississippi - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report
Missouri - Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Montana - Areal Flood Advisory , Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Nebraska - Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Watch , Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Areal Flood Advisory , Wind Advisory , Public Information Statement
Nevada - Special Statement
New Jersey - Public Information Statement
New Mexico - Fire Weather Warning , Fire Weather Watch , Fire Weather Warning, Fire Weather Watch , Record Report
North Carolina - Special Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
North Dakota - Flood Warning , Areal Flood Watch , Flood Watch , Wind Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Oklahoma - Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Lake Wind Advisory , Fire Weather Warning , Special Statement , Record Report
Oregon - Special Statement
Pennsylvania - Public Information Statement
South Carolina - Flood Warning
South Dakota - Wind Advisory , Special Statement
Tennessee - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report
Texas - Lake Wind Advisory , Fire Weather Warning , Fire Weather Watch , Record Report
Utah - Public Information Statement
Virginia - Areal Flood Warning , Flash Flood Warning , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Washington - Special Statement
West Virginia - Record Report , Public Information Statement
Wisconsin - Tornado Watch , Tornado Watch , Severe Thunderstorm Warning , Flash Flood Watch , Special Statement , Special Weather Statement , Public Information Statement
Wyoming - Winter Weather Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
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