Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1140 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH
DAKOTA...
  SOURIS RIVER NEAR FOXHOLM AFFECTING WARD COUNTY
  SOURIS RIVER NEAR TOWNER AFFECTING MCHENRY COUNTY
  SOURIS RIVER NEAR BANTRY AFFECTING MCHENRY COUNTY
  SOURIS RIVER NEAR WESTHOPE AFFECTING BOTTINEAU COUNTY
FOR THE SOURIS RIVER BASIN INCLUDING FOXHOLM...TOWNER...BANTRY...
WESTHOPE...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING.

. LAKE DARLING CONTINUES TO PASS EXCESS FLOW IN THE SOURIS RIVER
AS IT IS ALREADY ABOVE ITS DESIRED SUMMER POOL. A FAIRLY ACTIVE
WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE BRINGING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOURIS
RIVER BASIN THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. HEAVY RAINS ARE
POSSIBLE WHICH WOULD ENHANCE RUNOFF. AT THIS TIME THE POTENTIAL
FOR THE HIGHEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE ACROSS THE SOURIS RIVER
BASIN OF CANADA. IN GENERAL THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO WORSEN
CURRENT FLOOD CONDITIONS. HOWEVER...IT IS LIKELY TO EXTEND THE
CURRENT DISCHARGE RATE FROM LAKE DARLING.

THE CURRENT LEVEL OF RELEASE FROM LAKE DARLING PRODUCES MINOR
FLOODING ALONG THE SOURIS RIVER IMMEDIATELY BELOW LAKE DARLING
TO JUST ABOVE THE GAGE AT MINOT 4 NW. FARTHER DOWNSTREAM...FROM
MINOT THROUGH VELVA...THE WATER LEVEL IS BELOW FLOOD STAGE AND
CONTINUES TO FALL AS LOCAL RUNOFF DECREASES. FROM TOWNER TO
BANTRY...WATER LEVELS ARE FALLING BUT REMAIN WELL ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE. NEAR WESTHOPE...THE SOURIS CONTINUES TO RISE AND IS
EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 21 JUNE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER TOPS THE
ROADWAY. TURN AROUND...DON`T DROWN. AVOID DRIVING ON FLOODED ROADS.

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1140 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOURIS RIVER NEAR FOXHOLM.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 10:15 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 11.8 FEET.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...RURAL FLOODING BEGINS.

&&


             FLD  OBSERVED       FORECASTS (7AM)
LOCATION     STG  STG DAY/TIME   THU    FRI    SAT    SUN    MON

SOURIS RIVER BASIN
 FOXHOLM      10 11.8 WED 10 AM  11.8   11.8   11.8   11.8   11.8

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