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North Dakota, Williams

Flood Warning

Statement as of 8:56 PM CDT on May 19, 2013

Expires 11:36 PM EDT on May 23, 2013


The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a

* Flood Warning for
the little Muddy river near Williston
* from Tuesday morning until late Thursday morning
* at 08pm Sunday the stage was... 4.9 feet
* minor flooding is forecast
* flood stage is 10.0 feet
* forecast to rise above flood stage by late Monday night or early
Tuesday morning.
* Impact... at 12.0 feet... co-8 by gage Road has water on it. Co-7b
also floods at this level. The little Muddy Recreation Area near
Williston floods.



             Fld observed forecasts (7pm)
location stg stg day/time Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

Missouri River basin
Williston 10 4.9 sun 8 PM 7.7 11.2 11.0 9.3 7.6




Areal Flood Watch

Statement as of 5:49 AM MDT on May 20, 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 Monday and Monday night... with additional
rainfall amounts of one to three inches possible.

* Many areas in the watch have already received two to four
inches of rainfall during the past three days... and will 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.




Wind Advisory

Statement as of 5:54 AM MDT on May 20, 2013

Expires 2:00 AM EDT on May 21, 2013


... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 1 am CDT /midnight MDT/
Tuesday...

* timing... through Monday evening.

* Winds... north to northeast winds around 30 mph with peak gusts
around 50 mph at times.

* Impacts... strong winds will make working outdoors on elevated
structures or driving high profile vehicles difficult.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph... and
or gusts under 58 mph... are expected. Winds this strong can make
driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use
extra caution.




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.


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Colorado - Winter Weather Advisory , Public Information Statement
Connecticut - Dense Fog Advisory , Special Weather Statement , Public Information Statement
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Hawaii - High Surf Advisory , Wind Advisory
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Kentucky - Flood Warning
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Maryland - Public Information Statement
Michigan - Record Report
Minnesota - Areal Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Areal Flood Watch , Areal Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Hydrologic Statement , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Mississippi - Flood Warning , Flood Advisory , Record Report
Missouri - Flash Flood Warning , Flood Warning , Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Flood Advisory , Record Report , Public Information Statement
Montana - Areal Flood Advisory , Areal Flood Advisory, Flash Flood Watch , Flash Flood Watch , Lake Wind Advisory , Record Report
Nebraska - Wind Advisory , Public Information Statement
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New Mexico - Fire Weather Warning
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Oregon - Special Weather Statement , Special Statement
Pennsylvania - Public Information Statement
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Texas - Lake Wind Advisory , Fire Weather Warning , Record Report
Virginia - Areal Flood Advisory , Special Statement
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West Virginia - Special Statement
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