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WGUS43 KFGF 130242
FLWFGF
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
942 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS ND HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN MINNESOTA...
RED LAKE RIVER AT CROOKSTON AFFECTING POLK COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE - TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN. DON'T TRAVEL THROUGH
FLOODED AREAS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
CAUTION IS URGED WHEN WALKING NEAR RIVERBANKS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
MNC119-140845-
/O.NEW.KFGF.FL.W.0007.260413T1200Z-260419T0600Z/
/CRKM5.1.ER.260413T1200Z.260415T0000Z.260418T0000Z.NO/
942 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026
..FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY, APRIL 19
..REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* WHERE...RED LAKE RIVER AT CROOKSTON.
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY, APRIL 19.
* IMPACTS...AT 16.0 FEET, PUBLIC WORKS BEGINS 24 HOUR MONITORING OF
PUMPS, GATES, AND VALVES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 9:00 PM CDT SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.8 FEET.
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE
TOMORROW MORNING TO A CREST OF 16.9 FEET TUESDAY EVENING. IT
WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY EVENING.
- FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET.
LAT...LON 4794 9701 4785 9649 4785 9623 4771 9653
4779 9694
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