... Flood Watch in effect through Tuesday morning...
The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a
* Flood Watch 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.
* Sunday through Tuesday morning.
* Additional showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected
today... tonight... and through Monday... with additional rainfall
amounts up to four inches in some locations.
* Some areas in the watch... from Bowman to Bismarck and into
Jamestown... have already received one to two inches of rainfall
during the past couple of days... and may be especially prone to
flooding.
* Additional rainfall may cause flooding near small streams and
low lying areas... and may cause rises on some rivers.
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.
