Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning
The Flood Warning continues for
the Red River at Fargo.
* At 8:15 PM Saturday the stage was 36.8 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... major
flooding is forecast.
* Major flood stage is 30.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue a very slow rise tonight
and crest around 37.0 feet Sunday.
* Impact statement - water is at the clearance height of the 1st
Avenue bridge until the River Falls below 36.3 feet.
Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:
date sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
(month/day) 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25 03/26 03/27
Red River
Fargo 37.0 36.4 35.6 34.6 33.5 32.5 31.2
The Flood Warning continues for
the Maple River near Mapleton.
* At 7:15 PM Saturday the stage was 908.3 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... moderate
flooding is forecast.
* Moderate flood stage is 908.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue a slow fall the next seven
days. The level will likely fall below the moderate flood stage
of 908.0 feet by Sunday evening.
* Impact statement - flooding on High Ground near the river gage
continues until the water falls below 907.0 feet.
Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:
date sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
(month/day) 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25 03/26 03/27
Maple River
Mapleton 907.9 907.4 907.0 906.8 906.6 906.4 906.3
835 PM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010
The Flood Warning continues for
the Maple River near Enderlin.
* At 7:00 PM Saturday the stage was 12.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... minor
flooding is forecast.
* Minor flood stage is 9.5 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue a slow fall... and will likely
fall below minor flood stage of 9.5 feet by the middle of the week.
* Impact statement - flooding of some farm buildings occurs until the
River Falls below 11.0 feet.
Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:
date sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
(month/day) 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25 03/26 03/27
Maple River
Enderlin 11.3 10.6 9.9 9.3 8.7 8.1 7.6
835 PM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010
The Flood Warning continues for
the Sheyenne river at Harwood.
* At 4:00 PM Saturday the stage was 891.6 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... major
flooding is forecast.
* Major flood stage is 891.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will remain nearly steady around 891.6
feet for the next seven days and beyond due to backwater
effects from the Red River.
* Impact statement - southbound traffic on Interstate 29 near
Harwood is down to one Lane with a reduced speed limit due to
water on one Lane of the Road. County Road 22 and Riverton drive
are not closed unless the river reaches 891.8 feet... a level that
is not currently expected.
Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:
date sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
(month/day) 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25 03/26 03/27
Sheyenne river
Harwood 891.6 891.6 891.6 891.6 891.6 891.6 891.6
835 PM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010
The Flood Warning continues for
the Sheyenne river at West Fargo diversion.
* At 7:15 PM Saturday the stage was 21.8 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... major
flooding is forecast.
* Major flood stage is 21.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue a slow rise through Monday
evening... when it will begin an extended crest between 22.0 and
23.0 feet. The water levels will remain that high through next
weekend and likely beyond due to backwater effects from the Red
River.
* Impact statement - flooding continues in areas along the Sheyenne
River North of the Diversion Channel to Harwood as long as the
river remains above 21.0 feet.
Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:
date sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
(month/day) 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25 03/26 03/27
Sheyenne River
West Fargo diver 22.2 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5
835 PM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010
The Flood Warning continues for
the Sheyenne river near Kindred.
* At 7:00 PM Saturday the stage was 20.9 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... moderate
flooding is forecast.
* Moderate flood stage is 20.0 feet.
* Forecast... a minor additional rise is expected through Monday.
The river will then experience an extended crest around 21.0 feet
for the remainder of the seven day forecast period and beyond.
* Impact statement - rural flooding continues as long as the river
is above 17.0 feet.
Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:
date sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
(month/day) 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25 03/26 03/27
Sheyenne river
Kindred 20.9 20.8 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0
236 PM CDT Sat Mar 20 2010
... The Flood Warning remains in effect until noon CDT Monday for
western Polk... western Marshall... Clay... Kittson and Norman counties
in northwest Minnesota... and Wilkin County in west central
Minnesota... and eastern Walsh... Pembina and Grand Forks counties in
northeast North Dakota... and Cass... Barnes... Traill... Steele...
Griggs... Sargent... Richland and Ransom counties in southeast North
Dakota...
Local officials continue to report water over topping roadways in
low lying areas resulting from snowmelt and ice jams. In Cass
County... emergency management relayed information regarding numerous
flooded roads as the swollen Sheyenne has broken out in many places
creating overland flooding. This flooding is still prevalent along
ditches... streams and tributaries... especially farther north... where
numerous roads have been closed. The Route 17 bridge east of Grafton
spanning the Red River is closed... as is ND 54 between I-29 and Oslo
Minnesota. ND 200 at mile marker 402 near Hillsboro is closed due to
flooding. Numerous County and township roads and bridges have water
running over them or are completely washed out. Persons should be
aware of water over other roads across all of these counties... with
the probability of additional Road flooding as water continues to
flow.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Turn around dont drown. Avoid driving on flooded roads. Most flood
related deaths occur in automobiles.
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