Thompson, Minnesota

The Flood Warning continues for
the Red River at Fargo.
* At 8:15 PM Saturday the stage was 36.8 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... major
flooding is forecast.
* Major flood stage is 30.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue a very slow rise tonight
and crest around 37.0 feet Sunday.
* Impact statement - water is at the clearance height of the 1st
Avenue bridge until the River Falls below 36.3 feet.


Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:

date sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
(month/day) 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25 03/26 03/27

Red River
Fargo 37.0 36.4 35.6 34.6 33.5 32.5 31.2

822 PM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the so br Buffalo River at Sabin.
* At 6:45 PM Saturday the stage was 13.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... minor
flooding is forecast.
* Minor flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Monday morning.
* Impact statement(s) - at 13.0 feet, flooding on Road cut at old
meander scar east of gage begins.


Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:

date sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
(month/day) 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25 03/26 03/27

S. Buffalo River
Sabin 12.3 11.6 11.0 10.6 10.2 10.0 9.7

822 PM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the Buffalo River near Dilworth.
* At 7:30 PM Saturday the stage was 20.2 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... minor
flooding is forecast.
* Minor flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Friday morning.
* Impact statement(s) - at 20.0 feet, moderate flood stage.


Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:

date sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
(month/day) 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25 03/26 03/27

Buffalo River
Dilworth 18.5 16.8 15.0 13.7 12.5 11.6 10.9

822 PM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010

The Flood Warning continues for
the Buffalo River near Hawley.
* At 6:45 PM Saturday the stage was 7.6 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... minor
flooding is forecast.
* Minor flood stage is 7.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Monday early afternoon.
* Impact statement(s) - at 8.0 feet, parts of Hawley City Park begin
to flood.


Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:

date sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
(month/day) 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25 03/26 03/27

Buffalo River
Hawley 7.3 6.9 6.7 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.8

236 PM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010

... The Flood Warning remains in effect until noon CDT Monday for
western Polk... western Marshall... Clay... Kittson and Norman counties
in northwest Minnesota... and Wilkin County in west central
Minnesota... and eastern Walsh... Pembina and Grand Forks counties in
northeast North Dakota... and Cass... Barnes... Traill... Steele...
Griggs... Sargent... Richland and Ransom counties in southeast North
Dakota...

Local officials continue to report water over topping roadways in
low lying areas resulting from snowmelt and ice jams. In Cass
County... emergency management relayed information regarding numerous
flooded roads as the swollen Sheyenne has broken out in many places
creating overland flooding. This flooding is still prevalent along
ditches... streams and tributaries... especially farther north... where
numerous roads have been closed. The Route 17 bridge east of Grafton
spanning the Red River is closed... as is ND 54 between I-29 and Oslo
Minnesota. ND 200 at mile marker 402 near Hillsboro is closed due to
flooding. Numerous County and township roads and bridges have water
running over them or are completely 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.


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