417  
WGUS63 KFGF 021325  
FFAFGF  
 
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND  
725 AM CST MON NOV 02 2009  
 
...THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR THE  
FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...  
 
RED RIVER AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES  
SOUTH BRANCH BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY  
BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH AFFECTING CLAY COUNTY  
WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE AFFECTING RICHLAND COUNTY  
 
.RIVER LEVELS HAVE RISEN OR WILL SOON RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FOR THESE POINTS.  
CONSEQUENTLY FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED...REPLACING THE FLOOD WATCHES.  
 
THE SEGMENTS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE RIVER FORECASTS FOR SELECTED  
LOCATIONS IN THE WATCH AREA...  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SAFETY MESSAGE...TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN...  
 
- DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH FLOODED AREAS!  
 
- PERSONS LIVING IN THE RED RIVER BASIN SHOULD MONITOR RIVER  
LEVELS WHILE THE RIVER IS IN...OR NEAR...FLOOD.  
 
- LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TV  
FOR THE LATEST UPDATES.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
NDZ053-021355-  
/O.CAN.KFGF.FL.A.0010.000000T0000Z-091102T1325Z/  
/ABRN8.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
725 AM CST MON NOV 02 2009  
 
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR  
THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND) AT ABERCROMBIE  
* AT 3:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET.  
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 13.5  
FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON.  
* REFER TO FLOOD WARNING FOR MORE INFORMATION.  
 
 
 
DAILY 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:  
 
DATE TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON  
(MONTH/DAY) 11/03 11/04 11/05 11/06 11/07 11/08 11/09  
 
WILD RICE RIVER  
ABERCROMBIE 12.9 11.8 9.7 7.9 6.6 5.9 5.5  
 
 
 
MNZ003-NDZ039-021355-  
/O.CAN.KFGF.FL.A.0011.000000T0000Z-091102T1325Z/  
/FGON8.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
725 AM CST MON NOV 02 2009  
 
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR  
THE RED RIVER AT FARGO  
* AT 6:15 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.0 FEET.  
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 24.0  
FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.  
* REFER TO FLOOD WARNING FOR MORE INFORMATION.  
 
 
 
DAILY 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:  
 
DATE TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON  
(MONTH/DAY) 11/03 11/04 11/05 11/06 11/07 11/08 11/09  
 
RED RIVER  
FARGO 21.8 23.3 24.0 23.1 21.2 19.3 18.5  
 
 
 
MNZ003-021355-  
/O.CAN.KFGF.FL.A.0012.000000T0000Z-091103T1200Z/  
/SABM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
725 AM CST MON NOV 02 2009  
 
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR  
THE SOUTH BRANCH BUFFALO RIVER AT SABIN  
* AT 7:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET.  
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 12.9  
FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON.  
* REFER TO FLOOD WARNING FOR MORE INFORMATION.  
 
 
 
DAILY 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:  
 
DATE TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON  
(MONTH/DAY) 11/03 11/04 11/05 11/06 11/07 11/08 11/09  
 
S. BUFFALO RIVER  
SABIN 12.9 12.4 12.0 11.6 11.1 10.5 9.9  
 
 
 
MNZ003-021355-  
/O.CAN.KFGF.FL.A.0013.000000T0000Z-091105T0336Z/  
/DILM5.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
725 AM CST MON NOV 02 2009  
 
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR  
THE BUFFALO RIVER NEAR DILWORTH  
* AT 6:30 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET.  
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO REACH A MAXIMUM STAGE OF 13.5  
FEET BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.  
* REFER TO FLOOD WARNING FOR MORE INFORMATION.  
 
 
 
DAILY 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET:  
 
DATE TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON  
(MONTH/DAY) 11/03 11/04 11/05 11/06 11/07 11/08 11/09  
 
BUFFALO RIVER  
DILWORTH 12.6 13.4 13.4 12.7 11.9 11.0 10.5  
 
 
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