Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
310 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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310 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NORTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT THE LOWER SOURIS
BASIN ACROSS BOTTINEAU AND MCHENRY COUNTIES AND THE PIPESTEM CREEK
NEAR PINGREE IN STUTSMAN COUNTY. FOR DETAILED INFORMATION IN YOUR
AREA...VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BISMARCK. FOR INFORMATION ON RIVER
STAGES AND FORECASTS CLICK ON THE RIVERS AND LAKES TAB NEAR THE
TOP OF THE MAIN PAGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
1125 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING CREEK IN NORTH
DAKOTA...

  PIPESTEM CREEK NEAR PINGREE AFFECTING STUTSMAN COUNTY
FOR PIPESTEM CREEK NEAR PINGREE...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.

.RUNOFF FROM RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE THE PIPESTEM CREEK NEAR
PINGREE TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE
TO RISE TO NEAR 10.5 FEET BY FRIDAY.

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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1125 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR PIPESTEM CREEK NEAR PINGREE.
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 10:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  CONTINUE TO RISE.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL AFFECTS
  FARMLAND...BUT NO MAJOR CITIES OR ROADS.

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

JAMES RIVER BASIN
 PINGREE       9  7.5 TUE 10 AM   8.5    9.9   10.5   10.3    9.8

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