Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning
The Flood Warning continues for
the Red River at Oslo.
* From Friday morning to Wednesday evening... or until the warning is
cancelled.
* At 8:15 PM Thursday the stage was 25.2 feet.
* Minor flood stage is 26.0 feet.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by Friday mid-morning and
continue to rise to near 27.4 feet by Saturday mid-morning. The
river will fall below flood stage by Tuesday early afternoon.
* The river is forecast to crest at 27.4 on Saturday mid-morning
during this 7-day period.
* Impact statement(s) - at 26.0 feet, Flood Warning stage... minor.
County Road 2 south of Oslo is closed in sections 2 and 11 of
Pulaski township.
Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:
date Fri Sat sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
(month/day) 05/24 05/25 05/26 05/27 05/28 05/29 05/30
Red River
Oslo 26.7 27.4 27.0 26.4 25.8 25.3 24.8
902 PM CDT Thu may 23 2013
The Flood Warning continues for
the Red River at Drayton.
* From Friday evening until further notice... or until the warning is
cancelled.
* At 8:45 PM Thursday the stage was 30.0 feet.
* Minor flood stage is 32.0 feet.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by Friday evening and continue to
rise to near 35.0 feet by Sunday early afternoon.
* The river is forecast to crest at 35.0 on Sunday early afternoon
during this 7-day period.
Lat... Lon 4881 9734 4848 9725 4846 9705 4874 9702
daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:
date Fri Sat sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
(month/day) 05/24 05/25 05/26 05/27 05/28 05/29 05/30
Red River
Drayton 31.9 34.1 35.0 34.9 34.5 33.9 33.4
849 PM CDT Thu may 23 2013
The Flood Warning continues for
the Park River at Grafton.
* Until Monday evening... or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 12:49 PM Thursday the stage was 15.8 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring.
* Major flood stage is 14.5 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Sunday early afternoon.
* Impact statement(s) - at 15.0 feet, storm sewer drains... armory.
Lat... Lon 4850 9749 4839 9750 4842 9716 4851 9715
daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:
date Fri Sat sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
(month/day) 05/24 05/25 05/26 05/27 05/28 05/29 05/30
Park River
Grafton 13.9 12.7 11.8 11.1 10.7 10.3 9.9
152 PM CDT Thu may 23 2013
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has extended the
* Flood Warning for...
eastern Cavalier County in northeast North Dakota...
Pembina County in northeast North Dakota...
Walsh County in northeast North Dakota...
* until 300 PM CDT Saturday
* at 152 PM CDT... County emergency management officials and state and
County Highway departments reported many state... County and
township roads closed due to high water across the warned area.
* Some locations that will experience flooding include... Grafton...
Cavalier... Minto... Park river... Walhalla... Adams and Akra.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Turn around dont drown. Avoid driving on flooded roads. Most flood
related deaths occur in automobiles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding. If flash flooding is observed act quickly. Do
not enter the water. Turn around and move up to higher ground to
escape flood waters. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when
water begins rising.
Lat... Lon 4900 9735 4820 9727 4820 9826 4900 9837
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