

932 

RWUS32 KBIS 111612

FFSBIS

NDZ025-037-047-048-050-051-112100-



BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WATCH

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND

1100 AM CDT WED APR 11 2001



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING 

COUNTIES: 

MCINTOSH...LAMOURE...FOSTER...LOGAN...DICKEY AND STUTSMAN. 



EMMONS AND KIDDER COUNTIES HAVE BEEN DROPPED FROM THE WATCH AREA

BECAUSE THE RESPONSIBLE STORM WILL TAKE A SLIGHTLY MORE EASTERLY

TRACK.



THE STORM CENTER WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND APPROACH 

SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TONIGHT. RAINS WILL SPREAD NORTH INTO THE WATCH 

AREA OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON. THE 

RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH FLASH FLOODING.



IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH CAN BE 

EXPECTED. 



A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS... 

AND OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS...IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. 

ROADWAY AND OVERLAND FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN. PEOPLE IN THE WATCH 

AREA SHOULD KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER...AND BE PREPARED FOR 

IMMEDIATE ACTION SHOULD HEAVY RAINS AND FLOODING OCCUR...OR A FLASH 

FLOOD WARNING BE ISSUED.

