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Type FLOOD WATCH

Flash Flood Watch

Issued By NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
Issuing Time Tue, 21 May 2013 10:16:00 PDT
Broadcast Time Tue, 21 May 2013 10:16:00 PDT
Valid Until Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 PDT
Brief Description FLOOD WATCH
Detailed Description URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED ...STORM FINALLY WINDING DOWN... .THE AREAL FLOOD WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS ONLY VERY LIGHT RAIN WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. AREAS THAT ARE IN FLOOD ARE TRANSITIONING TO RIVER FLOOD POINT WARNINGS AND UNDER AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY FOR AREAS DOWNSTREAM OF THE RENWICK DAM ON THE TONGUE RIVER. WATER REMAINS VERY HIGH AT THE DAM SITE AND IS BEING HELD BACK BY A CONSTRUCTED EARTHEN LEVEE ON TOP OF THE DAM STRUCTURE. OFFICIALS ARE STILL MONITORING THE DAM AND THE NEW CLAY LEVEE ON TOP FOR ANY EROSION AND THIS MONITORING WILL NEED TO BE DONE INTO WEDNESDAY DUE TO HIGH WATER LEVELS BEHIND IT. WEST POLK-NORMAN-CLAY-KITTSON-ROSEAU-LAKE OF THE WOODS- WEST MARSHALL-EAST MARSHALL-NORTH BELTRAMI-PENNINGTON-RED LAKE- EAST POLK-NORTH CLEARWATER-SOUTH BELTRAMI-MAHNOMEN- SOUTH CLEARWATER-HUBBARD-WEST BECKER-EAST BECKER-WILKIN- WEST OTTER TAIL-EAST OTTER TAIL-WADENA-GRANT-TOWNER-CAVALIER- BENSON-RAMSEY-EDDY-NELSON-GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-BARNES- CASS-RANSOM-SARGENT-RICHLAND-WESTERN WALSH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS 1216 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE LIGHT. THOSE AREAS THAT ARE FLOODING HAVE TRANSITIONED TO RIVER FLOOD AND AREAL FLOOD WARNINGS. $$ PEMBINA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CAVALIER 1216 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREA...LOCATIONS DOWNSTREAM OF THE RENWICK DAM INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF AKRA...CAVALIER...BATHGATE AND PEMBINA. THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AN EMERGENCY CLAY LEVEE HAS BEEN BUILT ON TOP OF THE RENWICK DAM TO HOLD BACK THE WATER. OFFICIALS WILL BE MONITORING THE DAM AND CLAY LEVEE ON TOP FOR ANY BREACHES AS THE WATER REMAINS VERY HIGH BEHIND THE DAM ALONG THE TONGUE RIVER. IT THE DAM OR LEVEE IS IN FAILURE OF BREACHING A WARNING WILL BE ISSUED. THIS DAM IS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF CAVALIER. AROUND 7 TO 9 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED NEAR THIS DAM AND UPSTREAM TO JUST SOUTH OF WALHALLA. T A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && $$ DTR [EAS ACTIVATION]
       
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