Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Grand Forks, ND
Areas Affected: Marshall, MN; Polk, MN; Grand Forks, ND; Walsh, ND
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 11:20am CDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 11:20am CDT
Alert Expires: Monday 5:30pm CDT
Event Onset: Wednesday 8:30am CDT
Issued by: NWS Grand Forks ND
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... ...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD WATCH... ...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 Oslo affecting Grand Forks, Polk, Walsh and Marshall Counties. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Red River of the North at Oslo. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 21.0 feet, City begins closing flood gates. At 23.0 feet, ACTION STAGE/FORECAST SERVICE STAGE. Pump operations begin. At 30.0 feet, MODERATE FLOOD. Levee and floodwall patrols begin. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was 19.4 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage Wednesday and continue rising to 32.5 feet around Saturday or Sunday. - Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
Safety message - Turn around, don't drown. Don't travel through flooded areas. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. 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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd43ea4ba92d4851076afec46ff4c9b5dccad3bc.001.1 Codes: MNC089, MNC119, NDC035, NDC099 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dd43ea4ba92d4851076afec46ff4c9b5dccad3bc.001.1