Bottineau

The Flood Warning continues for
the Souris river near Westhope.
* Until further notice.
* At 8:00 PM Monday the stage was 14.2 feet.
* Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... the river will remain near 14.2 feet.
* Impact... at 14.0 feet... Refuge area floods. The city of Westhope is
on High Ground and does not flood. Road to gage is impassible.
Access to dam #357 is OK below 16 feet.



             Fld observed forecasts (7pm)
location stg stg day/time Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Souris river basin
Westhope 10 14.2 Mon 8 PM 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2


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... Flood Watch remains in effect through Tuesday morning...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of north central North Dakota... northwest North
Dakota... south central North Dakota... southeast North Dakota
and southwest North Dakota... including the following
counties... in north central North Dakota... Bottineau...
McHenry... Pierce... Renville... Rolette and Ward. In northwest
North Dakota... Burke... Divide... McKenzie... Mountrail and
Williams. In south central North Dakota... Burleigh... Emmons...
Grant... Kidder... McLean... Mercer... Morton... Oliver...
Sheridan... Sioux and Wells. In southeast North Dakota...
Dickey... Foster... La Moure... Logan... McIntosh and Stutsman. In
southwest North Dakota... Adams... Billings... Bowman... Dunn...
Golden Valley... Hettinger... slope and Stark.

* Through Monday night.

* Additional one half to three quarters of an inch of rainfall.

* Many areas in the watch have already received two to four
inches of rainfall during the past three days.

* Overland flooding of County and township roads are possible... in
addition to water entering basements from saturated soils.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding. Monitor
forecasts and be alert for possible flood warnings. Those living
in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to move to higher
ground should flooding develop.

... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 1 am CDT /midnight MDT/
Tuesday...

* timing... through Monday evening.

* Winds... north to northeast winds 30 to 40 mph with peak gusts
around 50 mph at times.

* Impacts... strong winds will make working outdoors on elevated
structures or driving high profile vehicles difficult.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph... and
or gusts under 58 mph... are expected. Winds this strong can make
driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use
extra caution.

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Jamestown ND...

a record rainfall of 0.98 inch(es) was set at Jamestown ND today.
This ties the old record of 0.98 set in 2005.

... Summary of flood products as of Monday afternoon...

An additional one half to three quarters of an inch of rainfall
is possible across western and central North Dakota this evening
and tonight. Soils continue to saturate across the area and the
threat of overland flooding... including County and township roads
in low lying areas and locations of poor drainage continues.

Flood warnings are in effect for these areas...

In the Souris river basin...

For the Souris river near Towner... minor flooding is forecast by
Wednesday.

For the Souris river near Bantry... minor flooding is occurring.

For the Souris river near Westhope... moderate flooding through
the week.

In the James River basin...

For the Pipestem creek near Pingree... minor flooding is expected
by Tuesday afternoon.

For detailed information in your area... visit
www.Weather.Gov/bis. For information on river stages and
forecasts click on the rivers and lakes tab near the top of the
main Page.