930  
WGUS43 KFGF 261810  
FLWFGF  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
FLOOD WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND  
1210 PM CST TUE DEC 26 2023  
 
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS ND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD  
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...NORTH DAKOTA...  
 
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT WAHPETON AFFECTING WILKIN AND RICHLAND  
COUNTIES.  
 
RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT FARGO AFFECTING CLAY AND CASS COUNTIES.  
 
WILD RICE RIVER (ND) NEAR ABERCROMBIE AFFECTING RICHLAND COUNTY.  
 
.RECENT RAINFALL DUE TO A LARGE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH  
ACCOMPANYING ABOVE NORMAL SEASONAL TEMPERATURES RESULTED IN UP TO  
AROUND 2 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION FALLING IN THE SOUTHERN RED  
RIVER BASIN. THE RAIN FELL ON MOSTLY FROZEN GROUND ALLOWING THE  
WATER TO RUN OFF INTO INTO THE MAINSTEM RED RIVER. ADDITION FLOWS  
MOVING NORTH ON THE BOIS DE SIOUX NEAR LAKE TRAVERSE ARE ALSO  
CONTRIBUTING TO THE RIVER RISES. THEREFORE, THE FORECAST IS FOR  
WAHPETON, FARGO AND ABERCROMBIE TO REACH MINOR FLOOD STAGE.  
 
FOR THE RED RIVER...INCLUDING WAHPETON AND FARGO...MINOR FLOODING IS  
FORECAST.  
FOR THE WILD RICE RIVER (ND)...INCLUDING ABERCROMBIE...MINOR  
FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED FLOODING TO LOCAL EMERGENCY SERVICES OR LAW  
ENFORCEMENT AND REQUEST THEY PASS THIS INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL  
WEATHER SERVICE WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.  
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.  
 
WEDNESDAY EVENING AT 615 PM CST.  
 

 
 
MNC167-NDC077-280015-  
/O.NEW.KFGF.FL.W.0047.231227T1700Z-231231T0400Z/  
/WHNN8.1.ER.231227T1700Z.231228T1800Z.231229T2200Z.NO/  
1210 PM CST TUE DEC 26 2023  
 
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO LATE SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT WAHPETON.  
 
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO LATE SATURDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, STORM SEWER VALVES ARE CLOSED AND INTERIOR  
PUMPING BEGINS (BRECKENRIDGE).  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 11:30 AM CST TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE  
LATE TOMORROW MORNING TO A CREST OF 12.0 FEET EARLY THURSDAY  
AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY  
AFTERNOON.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4650 9684 4650 9663 4603 9641 4602 9672  
 

 
 
NDC077-280015-  
/O.NEW.KFGF.FL.W.0048.231228T0600Z-231231T1048Z/  
/ABRN8.1.ER.231228T0600Z.231229T0600Z.231230T0448Z.NO/  
1210 PM CST TUE DEC 26 2023  
 
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO EARLY SUNDAY  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...WILD RICE RIVER (ND) NEAR ABERCROMBIE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 20.0 FEET, MINOR FLOOD.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 11:00 AM CST TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.6 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY  
THURSDAY MORNING TO 21.0 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IT WILL  
THEN SLOWLY FALL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND THEN FALL BELOW  
FLOOD STAGE LATE FRIDAY EVENING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 20.0 FEET.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4663 9696 4663 9679 4612 9664 4611 9712  
 

 
 
MNC027-NDC017-280015-  
/O.NEW.KFGF.FL.W.0049.231228T1708Z-000000T0000Z/  
/FGON8.1.ER.231228T1708Z.231231T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
1210 PM CST TUE DEC 26 2023  
 
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER  
NOTICE...  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AT FARGO.  
 
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 23.0 FEET, NORTH BROADWAY BRIDGE FLOODS  
(FARGO/MOORHEAD).  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 11:15 AM CST TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.9 FEET.  
- BANKFULL STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE  
LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE RISING TO A CREST OF 23.0  
FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4677 9671 4676 9689 4724 9694 4724 9683  
4715 9673  
 

 
 
BH  
 
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