Flood Warning - Pembina (North Dakota) -
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...

THIS IS A EXTENSION TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
THE RED RIVER AT PEMBINA AFFECTING KITTSON AND PEMBINA COUNTIES

THIS IS A FOLLOW-UP STATEMENT TO THE CURRENT WARNINGS FOR...
THE RED RIVER AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND COUNTIES.
THE RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES.
THE RED RIVER AT HALSTAD AFFECTING NORMAN AND TRAILL COUNTIES.
THE RED RIVER AT EAST GRAND FORKS AFFECTING POLK AND GRAND FORKS
COUNTIES.
THE RED RIVER AT OSLO AFFECTING MARSHALL...WALSH...POLK AND GRAND
FORKS COUNTIES.
THE RED RIVER AT DRAYTON AFFECTING MARSHALL...WALSH...KITTSON AND
PEMBINA COUNTIES.

..MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING CONTINUES ON THE RED RIVER OF THE NORTH.
THE BROAD CREST OF THE RED RIVER PASSED THROUGH THE FARGO...MOORHEAD
AREAS ON SUNDAY...AND WILL BE IN THE HALSTAD AREA TONIGHT. THE CREST
WAVE WILL SLOWLY MAKES ITS WAY NORTHWARD THIS WEEK WITH PROJECTED
CREST ARRIVALS IN GRAND FORKS ON TUESDAY AND IN OSLO BY THURSDAY. THE
CREST IS EXPECTED TO BE IN DRAYTON NEXT WEEKEND AND IN PEMBINA BY THE
END OF THE MONTH. NO SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INFLUENCE
RIVER LEVELS THIS WEEK.

THIS FORECAST IS FOR A 7 DAY PERIOD...THE HIGHEST STAGE INDICATED
MAY NOT REFLECT THE CREST FOR THIS FLOOD EVENT. FORECASTS ARE
UPDATED DAILY AND STAGE VALUES WILL CHANGE AS NEW WEATHER AND
RIVER INFORMATION IS USED. THIS FORECAST INCLUDES ANY
PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON`T DROWN...

- DON`T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!

- CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO REPORT FLOODING.

- PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER
LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...GO TO THE AHPS/RIVER SECTION
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT: WWW.WEATHER.GOV/GRANDFORKS

THE FOLLOWING SEGMENTS CONTAIN RIVER INFORMATION FOR
THE SELECTED LOCATIONS INCLUDED IN THIS MESSAGE.



MNC069-089-NDC067-099-231358-
/O.CON.KFGF.FL.W.0030.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/DRTN8.3.RS.100319T0543Z.100327T1800Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
859 PM CDT SUN MAR 21 2010

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE RED RIVER AT DRAYTON.
* AT 8:00 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 37.4 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MAJOR
FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* MAJOR FLOOD STAGE IS 42.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING WITH A CREST BETWEEN
42 AND 44 FEET NEXT WEEKEND.
* ICE JAMS MAY RESULT IN SOME LOCAL FLUCTUATIONS IN WATER LEVEL
IN THE DRAYTON AREA.
* IMPACT STATEMENT - AT 42.0 FEET...GENERAL URBAN FLOOD DAMAGE
BEGINS TO IMPACT THE DRAYTON AREA.



DAILY 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:

DATE MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN
(MONTH/DAY) 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25 03/26 03/27 03/28

RED RIVER
DRAYTON 39.4 41.1 42.2 42.6 42.9 43.0 42.9

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Flood Warning - Pembina (North Dakota) -
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 HAS RELAYED INFORMATION REGARDING
NUMEROUS FLOODED ROADS AS THE SWOLLEN SHEYENNE HAS BROKEN OUT IN
MANY PLACES CREATING OVERLAND FLOODING....NOTABLY JUST SOUTH OF
HARWOOD WHERE WATER IS UP TO A FOOT DEEP OVER THE SOUTHBOUND LANES
OF INTERSTATE 29 REDUCING TRAFFIC TO ONE LANE. SIMILAR 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 OVERLAND WATER CONTINUES TO FLOW TOWARD THE MAINSTEM RED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. AVOID DRIVING ON FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.



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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