... Flood Watch remains in effect through Friday evening...
The Flood Watch continues for
* portions of south central North Dakota... southeast North
Dakota and southwest North Dakota... including the following
counties... in south central North Dakota... Burleigh... Emmons...
Grant... Kidder... McLean... Mercer... Morton... Oliver...
Sheridan... Sioux and Wells. In southeast North Dakota...
Stutsman. In southwest North Dakota... Adams... Billings...
Bowman... Dunn... Golden Valley... Hettinger... slope and Stark.
* Through Friday evening
* warmer temperatures will increase snow melt runoff this week...
increasing the potential for overland and river flooding.
* Listen to NOAA Weather Radio or your local media for the
latest updates on this situation.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
flood warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
Waa
431 am CDT Thu Mar 18 2010
The Flood Watch continues for
the Apple Creek near Menoken
* until further notice.
* At 3:00 am Thursday the stage was 11.85 feet.
* Minor flooding is possible.
* Flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* The river is forecast to crest near flood stage Saturday .
* At 15.0 feet... water floods low lying area in the immediate
vicinity of creek.
KS