WGUS43 KFGF 261810 FLWFGF BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 1210 PM CST Tue Dec 26 2023 ...The National Weather Service in Grand Forks ND has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Minnesota...North Dakota... Red River of the North at Wahpeton affecting Wilkin and Richland Counties. Red River of the North at Fargo affecting Clay and Cass Counties. Wild Rice River (ND) near Abercrombie affecting Richland County. .Recent rainfall due to a large area of low pressure with accompanying above normal seasonal temperatures resulted in up to around 2 inches of liquid precipitation falling in the southern Red River Basin. The rain fell on mostly frozen ground allowing the water to run off into into the mainstem Red River. Addition flows moving north on the Bois de Sioux near Lake Traverse are also contributing to the river rises. Therefore, the forecast is for Wahpeton, Fargo and Abercrombie to reach minor flood stage. For the Red River...including Wahpeton and Fargo...Minor flooding is forecast. For the Wild Rice River (ND)...including Abercrombie...Minor flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. Wednesday evening at 615 PM CST. && MNC167-NDC077-280015- /O.NEW.KFGF.FL.W.0047.231227T1700Z-231231T0400Z/ /WHNN8.1.ER.231227T1700Z.231228T1800Z.231229T2200Z.NO/ 1210 PM CST Tue Dec 26 2023 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING TO LATE SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Red River of the North at Wahpeton. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning to late Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Storm sewer valves are closed and interior pumping begins (Breckenridge). * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:30 AM CST Tuesday the stage was 6.8 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late tomorrow morning to a crest of 12.0 feet early Thursday afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage Friday afternoon. - Flood stage is 11.0 feet. && LAT...LON 4650 9684 4650 9663 4603 9641 4602 9672 $$ NDC077-280015- /O.NEW.KFGF.FL.W.0048.231228T0600Z-231231T1048Z/ /ABRN8.1.ER.231228T0600Z.231229T0600Z.231230T0448Z.NO/ 1210 PM CST Tue Dec 26 2023 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Wild Rice River (ND) near Abercrombie. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night to early Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, MINOR FLOOD. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 AM CST Tuesday the stage was 10.6 feet. - Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise above flood stage early Thursday morning to 21.0 feet Thursday afternoon. It will then slowly fall early Friday morning and then fall below flood stage late Friday evening. - Flood stage is 20.0 feet. && LAT...LON 4663 9696 4663 9679 4612 9664 4611 9712 $$ MNC027-NDC017-280015- /O.NEW.KFGF.FL.W.0049.231228T1708Z-000000T0000Z/ /FGON8.1.ER.231228T1708Z.231231T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/ 1210 PM CST Tue Dec 26 2023 ...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Red River of the North at Fargo. * WHEN...From Thursday morning until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 23.0 feet, North Broadway bridge floods (Fargo/Moorhead). * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:15 AM CST Tuesday the stage was 14.9 feet. - Bankfull stage is 17.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late Thursday morning and continue rising to a crest of 23.0 feet early Sunday morning. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. && LAT...LON 4677 9671 4676 9689 4724 9694 4724 9683 4715 9673 $$ BH