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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS

135 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2005



MNC051-111-167-NDC077-081-260300-

GRANT MN-OTTER TAIL MN-WILKIN MN-RICHLAND ND-SARGENT ND-

135 PM CDT MON JUL 25 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN 

SARGENT...SOUTHERN RICHLAND...SOUTHERN WILKIN...SOUTHERN OTTER TAIL 

AND GRANT COUNTIES UNTIL 1000 PM...



STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAD MOVED ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY 

THIS MORNING. THE HAVANA...LIDGERWOOD...CAMPBELL...WESTERN AND 

WENDELL AREAS HAVE RECEIVED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN BETWEEN 8AM AND 

NOON. A BROAD AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES IN THE 

WARNING AREA AND IS FORECAST TO PERSIST INTO THE MID TO LATE 

AFTERNOON. GENERALLY ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN WILL FALL THIS 

AFTERNOON...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCALES.



REPORTS FROM COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND THE PUBLIC INDICATE THAT 

PONDING OF WATER IS FAIRLY WIDESPREAD IN THE WARNING AREA...WITH 

LOWLAND FLOODING DEVELOPING. DITCHES WERE RUNNING FULL IN THE 

HAVANA...LIDGERWOOD...DORAN AND WESTERN AREAS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE 

WITHIN BANK RISES WERE BEING NOTED ON AREA RIVERS AS WELL.



RUNOFF WILL INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY IN THE

HAVANA...LIDGERWOOD...CAMPBELL...WESTERN AND WENDELL AREAS. REPORTS

FROM THE DORAN...CAMPBELL AND WESTERN AREAS INDICATE THAT WATER IS

BEGINNING TO AFFECT SOME SECONDARY ROADWAYS. AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS 

WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT RISES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE 

SOUTHERN MAINSTEM RED AND ITS TRIBUTARIES WILL LIKELY SEE MODERATE 

RISES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION OR

CABLE TELEVISION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.



FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT THE 

FOLLOWING URL. WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS USING LOWER CASE





LAT...LON 4578 9623 4578 9578 4612 9579 4612 9517

      4643 9518 4641 9626



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