Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the mid 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest 5 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain showers and snow showers. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy. Chance of snow showers in the morning... then slight chance of rain showers and snow showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 9:14 PM CDT on March 21, 2010
... Here is a summary of current overland and river flood warnings... watches and statements...
A Flood Warning for melting snow remains in effect through Tuesday afternoon for Dickey... LaMoure... Logan and McIntosh counties. Elevated water levels were noted in the James River... Maple River... Elm Creek and Bear Creek. Multiple roads remain under water with additional standing water in low lying areas. There is water moving over the spillway at the dam on Lake LaMoure. This is being monitored. Continued warm temperatures on Monday will increase the potential for excessive runoff with additional Road closures possible.
A Flood Watch continues over southwest and portions of central North Dakota through Tuesday morning. Ice will continue to impact rivers and streams in the southwest. Ice jams may form at constrictions in rivers... such as bends or near bridges. Ice may also jam at the confluence with smaller tributaries... causing rapid changes in water levels. Fluctuations of three to five feet are possible should an ice jam form. In addition... the warmer temperatures may cause areas of overland flooding across The Knife... heart and Cannonball basins.
In the Missouri River basin... the water level at Beaver Creek below Linton fell on Sunday... but is expected to increase again late Sunday night... with a crest of around 14 feet late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Apple Creek near Menoken is expected to remain around flood stage of 15 feet through the middle of the week... with a potential maximum stage of 15.2 feet on Thursday.
In the James River basin... river levels at LaMoure and near Ludden dam continue to rise. The James at LaMoure is expected to crest near 16.6 feet on Thursday. Ludden dam is expected to crest near 16.7 feet next Sunday.
Upstream of Jamestown... rises continue on the James River near Grace City and on Pipestem creek near Pingree. Grace City is expected to rise to just below minor flood stage by Thursday. An ice jam on Pipestem creek near Pingree pushed the level to 11.3 feet Sunday evening. Fluctuations of one to two feet are possible as a result of this jam. Pipestem creek near Pingree is forecast to remain above minor flood stage through the week. Additional rises are possible in early April near Pingree and Grace City.
In the Souris basin... Willow Creek near Willow City is seeing within bank rises. Flood stage at Willow City is 10 feet. The river will rise to near flood stage by the middle of this week. However ice action on the river may cause rapid fluctuations and because of this there is quite a bit of uncertainty on this river.
For more detailed information on flooding and river forecasts see the Bismarck North Dakota National Weather Service web site at www.Weather.Gov/bis.