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Areal Flood Watch
Statement as of 7:06 AM CDT on May 21, 2013

... Flood Watch remains in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of Minnesota and North Dakota... including the
following areas... in Minnesota... Clay... east Becker... east
Marshall... east Otter Tail... east Polk... Grant... Hubbard...
Kittson... Lake of The Woods... Mahnomen... Norman... North
Beltrami... North Clearwater... Pennington... Red Lake... Roseau...
   south Beltrami... South Clearwater... Wadena... west Becker...
west Marshall... west Otter Tail... west Polk and Wilkin. In
North Dakota... Barnes... Benson... Cass... Cavalier... eddy...
Grand Forks... Griggs... Nelson... Ramsey... Ransom... Richland...
Sargent... Steele... Towner... Traill and western Walsh.

* Until 7 PM CDT this evening

* the area has received two to six inches of rain in the past few
days. Additional rain of a quarter to half an inch is possible.
Overland areal flooding remains possible in low lying areas.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.




Record Report
Statement as of 2:08 am CDT on May 21, 2013

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Grand Forks univ. (Nws) ND...

A record rainfall of 1.42 inches was set at Grand Forks univ. (Nws)
ND yesterday. This breaks the old record of 0.75 inches set in 1908.


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