Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota

... Public information statement...

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
and Bear Creek. Multiple township 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. Warmer temperatures on Sunday and Monday will increase
the potential for excessive runoff with additional Road closures
possible. In addition the warmer temperatures may cause overland
and ice jam flooding in the Cannonball... heart and Knife River
basins.

A Flood Watch for ice jams remains in effect through Sunday
evening... along the little Missouri River in western North Dakota. A
large ice flow on the little Missouri River which has reached the
north unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park will continue to
impact McKenzie County Sunday. This ice flow has a history of
producing ice jams at constrictions in the river... such as bends
or near bridges.

A Flood Watch for overland flooding has been issued for The
Heart... knife and Cannonball river basins through Tuesday morning.

In the Missouri River basin... Beaver Creek below Linton has fallen
below major flood stage. However... the river level is forecast to
rise back above major flood stage on Monday evening and crest around 14
feet by Wednesday. Stages along Beaver Creek are expected to
fluctuate 1 to 2 feet as a result of ice conditions. Apple Creek
near Menoken is forecast to remain near minor flood stage of 15
feet through next week.

In the James River basin... the river levels at Ludden dam are in
minor flood and continue to rise. Flood stage is 12 feet. The river
is expected to rise through next week... cresting around 16.7 by next
Sunday..in moderate flood. As of Sunday morning... the river level at
LaMoure was in minor flood at 15.8 feet... and is forecast to crest
around 16.4 feet on Thursday... in moderate flood. Flood stage at
LaMoure is 14 feet. The Pipestem creek near Pingree continues in
minor flood stage... and will continue to fluctuate between 9 and 10
feet this week.

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.