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FGUS73 KBIS 062221
ESFBIS
NDC001-007-011-015-021-025-029-031-033-037-041-043-045-047-051-053-
055-057-059-061-065-083-085-087-089-093-103-105-070630-
HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
421 PM CST FRI FEB 6 2026
...RUNOFF INTO ICE COVERED STREAMS...
DUE TO A FAIR AMOUNT OF RUNOFF HAVING BEEN GENERATED BY MELTING SNOW
AND ICE BY RECENT WARM TEMPERATURES, STREAM GAGES ARE RECORDING RISES
ALONG MANY WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA CREEKS AND RIVERS. WHILE
IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THERE IS ENOUGH VOLUME IN THIS RUNOFF TO CREATE
FLOOD CONCERNS, SOME STREAMS SUCH AS THE KNIFE, CANNONBALL, HEART,
CEDAR CREEK, AND SPRING CREEK ARE AT A SOMEWHAT ELEVATED RISK OF ICE
JAMS IF THE ICE BECOMES MOBILIZED.
SIMILARLY, THE YELLOWSTONE AND MISSOURI RIVERS IN MONTANA ARE
EXPERIENCING MODEST AMOUNTS OF RUNOFF THAT ARE CAUSING THOSE RIVERS
TO RISE AS WELL. THESE, AND OTHER RIVERS, WHERE OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS
ARE ICE FISHING OR ENJOYING OTHER WINTER ACTIVITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO
BE VERY CAUTIOUS OUT ON THE ICE. QUICK RISES IN WATER LEVELS CREATE
VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE AT FIRST, AND CAN EVEN
CAUSE THE ICE TO BREAKUP AND MOBILIZE.
THE CONDITIONS FOR CONTINUED MELTING OF THE GENERALLY MODEST SNOWPACK
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH
DAKOTA INTO THE SECOND FULL WEEK OF FEBRUARY.
ANYONE NOTICING AN ICE JAM IS ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THEM TO THEIR
LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
SCHLAG
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