The Flood Warning continues for
the Red River at Wahpeton.
* At 8:00 PM Thursday the stage was 14.5 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... major
flooding is forecast.
* Major flood stage is 14.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will remain steady at a stage of around 14.5 feet
through Saturday morning before beginning to fall.
* There is no crest forecast for this 7-day period.
* Impact statement(s) - at 14.0 feet, major flood stage. Patrolling of
levees and storm sewer outlets through the levees begins. Wells
Park floods.
Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:
date Fri Sat sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
(month/day) 03/19 03/20 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25
Red River
Wahpeton 14.5 14.0 12.7 11.5 11.0 10.8 10.6
1148 am CDT Thu Mar 18 2010
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued an
* areal Flood Warning for ice jam and snow melt in...
Pembina County in northeast North Dakota...
eastern Walsh County in northeast North Dakota...
Grand Forks County in northeast North Dakota...
Kittson County in northwest Minnesota...
western Marshall County in northwest Minnesota...
western Polk County in northwest Minnesota...
Norman County in northwest Minnesota...
Clay County in northwest Minnesota...
Griggs County in southeast North Dakota...
Traill County in southeast North Dakota...
Steele County in southeast North Dakota...
Barnes County in southeast North Dakota...
Cass County in southeast North Dakota...
Ransom County in southeast North Dakota...
Richland County in southeast North Dakota...
Sargent County in southeast North Dakota...
Wilkin County in west central Minnesota...
* until noon CDT Monday
Local officials are reporting water continuing over roadways in low
lying areas resulting from snowmelt and ice jams. Overland flooding
is increasing along ditches... streams and tributaries... and
increasing the number of Road closures across the warned area.
Counties are reporting several County... township roads and bridges
with water running over them or washed out. Persons should be aware
of water over other roads across all of these counties... with the
probability of additional Road flooding as water continues to flow.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Turn around dont drown. Avoid driving on flooded roads. Most flood
related deaths occur in automobiles.
Lat... Lon 4898 9644 4819 9642 4819 9653 4749 9653
4749 9609 4717 9609 4716 9622 4664 9621
4664 9632 4603 9629 4603 9660 4597 9659
4595 9800 4630 9800 4630 9803 4664 9803
4664 9841 4734 9844 4734 9849 4766 9850
4766 9785 4898 9790
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