FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 233 PM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
Expiration: 200 AM GMT+2 MON MAY 27 2013
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CENTRAL INTERIOR-
INCLUDING...NENANA...ANDERSON...TANANA...MINTO...
MANLEY HOT SPRINGS...RAMPART...LAKE MINCHUMINA...LIVENGOOD
433 AM AKDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE YUKON RIVER FROM RAMPART TO TANANA...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* THE YUKON RIVER FROM RAMPART TO TANANA.
* THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
* THE BREAKUP FRONT WAS APPROACHING THE YUKON RIVER BRIDGE ON
THURSDAY EVENING. SOME SHIFTING OF RIVER ICE WAS ALSO REPORTED
AT RAMPART ON THURSDAY. THE BREAKUP FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
DOWN THE YUKON RIVER BETWEEN RAMPART AND TANANA FRIDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY.
* IF AN ICE JAM FORMS AS THE BREAKUP FRONT MOVES DOWNRIVER THEN
WATER LEVELS COULD RISE RAPIDLY AND FLOODING COULD OCCUR ON
THE YUKON RIVER BETWEEN RAMPART AND TANANA THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.
RESIDENTS ALONG THE YUKON RIVER BETWEEN RAMPART AND TANANA SHOULD
MONITOR RIVER CONDITIONS AND TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY. WATER LEVELS CAN RISE VERY QUICKLY IF AN ICE JAM
OCCURS.
&&
FLOOD ADVISORY
Issue Date: 233 AM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
Expiration: 230 AM GMT+2 SAT MAY 25 2013
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SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST AK-
NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA AK-
433 PM AKDT THU MAY 23 2013
...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM AKDT FRIDAY
FOR THE NOME AND SNAKE RIVERS IN THE NOME AREA...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAIN AND MELTING SNOW IN THE NOME AND SNAKE
RIVERS
* UNTIL 430 PM AKDT FRIDAY
* WATER FROM RAIN AND SNOW MELT IS FLOWING ON TOP OF THE ICE IN THE
NOME AND SNAKE RIVER. WATER LEVELS HAVE REACHED ADVISORY STAGE AND
CONTINUE TO RISE. IT IS EXPECTED THAT WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH
THROUGH FRIDAY AND COULD POSSIBLE RISE TO HIGHER LEVELS.
* FLOODING IS NOW OCCURRING IN LOW LYING YARDS ALONG THE SNAKE
RIVER. AT THIS TIME IT IS EXPECTED THAT FLOODING WILL REMAIN MINOR
AND ONLY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE NOME AND SNAKE RIVERS.
WATER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH THROUGH FRIDAY.
LAT...LON 6487 16541 6483 16443 6450 16439 6442 16475
6440 16492 6440 16506 6449 16556
FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 401 AM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
Expiration: 1100 AM GMT+2 SUN MAY 26 2013
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
ARKANSAS...LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI..
MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR GREENVILLE AFFECTING CHICOT...EAST
CARROLL...ISSAQUENA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT VICKSBURG AFFECTING MADISON...TENSAS...
CLAIBORNE...JEFFERSON AND WARREN COUNTIES/PARISHES
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT NATCHEZ AFFECTING CONCORDIA...ADAMS AND
WILKINSON COUNTIES/PARISHES
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE OR WALK THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS ROADWAYS! THE
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. PLEASE USE EXTREME CAUTION IF
VENTURING NEAR RIVERBANKS. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY SHOULD
RISING WATER THREATEN YOUR SAFETY. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND, DON'T
DROWN!
THE FORECASTS ARE BASED ON RAINFALL THAT HAS OCCURRED AND THAT WHICH
IS FORECAST TO OCCUR OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS FOR ALL SITES BUT TIBBEE
CREEK...LUXAPALLILA CREEK...NOXUBEE RIVER...AND THE TOMBIGEE RIVER
WHERE 48 HOURS OF FORECAST RAINFALL ARE ROUTINELY USED.
THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED UPDATE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AND 10 AM.
&&
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901 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR GREENVILLE
* UNTIL LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* AT 8:00 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 48.5 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 48.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
FLOOD OBSERVED FORECAST 6AM CREST
LOCATION STG STG DAY TIME FRI SAT SUN CREST TIME DATE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GREENVILLE 48 48.5 THU 08 PM 48.4 48.1 47.7 FALLING
FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Issue Date: 150 PM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
Expiration: 500 AM GMT+2 SUN MAY 26 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HAINES INDEX OF 6...FOR
SOUTHWEST COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 291 BELOW 9500 FEET AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8500 FEET...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUE
9ad
S FOR SATURDAY NOON TO 9 PM FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HAINES INDEX OF
6...FOR SOUTHWEST COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8500
FEET...AND FOR WEST CENTRAL COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 BELOW
9500 FEET...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL PRODUCE A WARM AND
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND A
HAINES INDEX OF 6 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. LAND
MANAGEMENT AGENCIES INDICATED FUELS WILL BE CRITICAL IN ZONES 291
AND 207 RESULTING IN A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THESE AREAS. GUSTY
AND DRY WEATHER MAY DEVELOP AGAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE.
THE WARM...DRY...AND GUSTY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK AND MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO
MEMORIAL DAY.
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DURANGO FORECAST AREA-NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-
550 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY HIGH HAINES...AND DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207 BELOW 8500 FEET AND 291 BELOW 9500 FEET...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207 BELOW 8500 FEET AND 291 BELOW
9500 FEET...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO
FORECAST AREA BELOW 8500 FEET...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291
NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA BELOW 9500 FEET.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* HAINES INDEX...6.
* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS
WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF ANY FIRES IGNITE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD
PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
RED FLAG WARNING
Issue Date: 150 PM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
Expiration: 500 AM GMT+2 SAT MAY 25 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY
WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HAINES INDEX OF 6...FOR
SOUTHWEST COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONES 291 BELOW 9500 FEET AND FIRE
WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8500 FEET...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH CONTINUES FOR SATURDAY NOON TO 9 PM FOR
GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND HAINES INDEX OF
6...FOR SOUTHWEST COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 BELOW 8500
FEET...AND FOR WEST CENTRAL COLORADO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291 BELOW
9500 FEET...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL PRODUCE A WARM AND
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...DRY FUELS...AND A
HAINES INDEX OF 6 WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. LAND
MANAGEMENT AGENCIES INDICATED FUELS WILL BE CRITICAL IN ZONES 291
AND 207 RESULTING IN A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THESE AREAS. GUSTY
AND DRY WEATHER MAY DEVELOP AGAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE.
THE WARM...DRY...AND GUSTY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK AND MAY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO
MEMORIAL DAY.
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DURANGO FORECAST AREA-NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA-
550 AM MDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY HIGH HAINES...AND DRY FUELS FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207 BELOW 8500 FEET AND 291 BELOW 9500 FEET...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY
FUELS FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 207 BELOW 8500 FEET AND 291 BELOW
9500 FEET...
* AFFECTED AREA...IN COLORADO...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 207 DURANGO
FORECAST AREA BELOW 8500 FEET...AND FIRE WEATHER ZONE 291
NORTHERN SAN JUAN FORECAST AREA BELOW 9500 FEET.
* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...5 TO 10 PERCENT.
* HAINES INDEX...6.
* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...LOW HUMIDITY...AND DRY FUELS
WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND
RAPID FIRE GROWTH IF ANY FIRES IGNITE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN
CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS AND AFFECTED FIELD
PERSONNEL OF THIS RED FLAG WARNING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
&&
AIR QUALITY INDEX
Issue Date: 1025 PM GMT+2 THU MAY 23 2013
Expiration: 1000 PM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
THE AIR QUALITY FORECASTS FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND FREDERICK
COUNTY VIRGINIA ARE PROVIDED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY. THE AIR QUALITY FORECAST FOR THE DC
METRO IS PROVIDED BY THE METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS. AIR QUALITY FORECASTS FOR MARYLAND ARE PROVIDED
BY THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT.
DCZ001-MDZ004-009-013-016>018-VAZ042-052>054-242000-
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-FREDERICK MD-MONTGOMERY-PRINCE GEORGES-
CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-LOUDOUN-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-
425 PM EDT THU MAY 23 2013
THE FORECAST FRIDAY FOR THE DC METRO AREA IS CODE LEVEL
GREEN...WHICH IS GOOD...AND MEANS LITTLE OR NO HEALTH RISK.
PRIMARY POLLUTANT WILL BE OZONE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON GROUND-LEVEL OZONE AND FINE
PARTICLES...VISIT WWW.CLEANAIRPARTNERS.NET.
STATEMENT
Issue Date: 443 PM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
Expiration: 200 AM GMT+2 SAT MAY 25 2013
ILZ006-014-242245-
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LAKE IL-COOK-
943 AM CDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
* HIGH WAVE ACTION EXPECTED...
* STRONG RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED...
* STRONG STRUCTURAL CURRENTS EXPECTED...
* OVERVIEW/POTENTIAL IMPACTS...STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL GUST TO 20 TO 25 MPH THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING INTO
THE AFTERNOON. WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FT WITH OCCASIONAL LARGER WAVES
WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS AND
WAVES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT LAKE MICHIGAN
BEACHES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DANGEROUS POUNDING WAVES AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES. PEOPLE VISITING THE BEACHES SHOULD STAY
OUT OF THE WATER.
RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN
SANDBARS. RIP CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD.
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS FORM ALONG PIERS AND BREAKWALLS WHERE
LONGSHORE CURRENTS AND WAVE ACTION FLOW INTO THE STRUCTURE.
STRUCTURAL CURRENTS CAN SWEEP YOU OUT LAKEWARD ALONG THE PIER
STRUCTURE.
FREEZE WARNING
Issue Date: 417 PM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
Expiration: 200 PM GMT+2 SAT MAY 25 2013
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EXTREME WESTERN ALLEGANY-WESTERN HIGHLAND-WESTERN GRANT-
WESTERN MINERAL-WESTERN PENDLETON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FROSTBURG...HIGHTOWN...BAYARD...
MOUNT STORM...ELK GARDEN...CIRCLEVILLE
1017 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT
SATURDAY...
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED COLD-SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT.
THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
&&
WIND ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1019 AM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
Expiration: 100 AM GMT+2 SAT MAY 25 2013
...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY AND UNSEASONABLE COOL
TEMPERATURES FOR TONIGHT...
.A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS FROM THE GREAT
LAKES TO LOWER NEW ENGLAND TODAY. WINDS AROUND THIS LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL BE STRONG FROM THE NORTHWEST...WITH GUSTS ALONG THE
BLUE RIDGE ABOVE 3000 FEET EXPECTED TO REACH 40 MPH TO 50 MPH AT
TIMES DURING LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...THIS
UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING EXCEPTIONALLY COOL AIR TO THE
REGION...WITH TEMPERATURES TONIGHT EXPECTED TO DIP BELOW FREEZING
FOR A FEW HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF BATH AND GREENBRIER COUNTIES.
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ASHE-ALLEGHANY NC-WATAUGA-SMYTH-WYTHE-PULASKI-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-
CARROLL-FLOYD-ROANOKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE...
MARION...WYTHEVILLE...RADFORD...PULASKI...BLACKSBURG...
INDEPENDENCE...WHITETOP...TROUTDALE...VOLNEY...GALAX...FLOYD...
ROANOKE...SALEM
419 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS...RIDGETOPS ABOVE 3000 FEET ALONG THE BLUE RID
210
GE CHAIN
FROM NORTHERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH VIRGINIA AS FAR NORTH AS
ROANOKE.
* HAZARDS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS.
* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* TIMING...FROM SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...WINDS MAY TOPPLE TREES AND POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
&&
FLASH FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 458 AM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
Expiration: 800 PM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
...RENWICK DAM SITUATION...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN AFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR
AREAS DOWNSTREAM OF THE RENWICK DAM ON THE TONGUE RIVER. WATER
REMAINS VERY HIGH AT THE DAM SITE AND IS BEING HELD BACK BY A
CONSTRUCTED EARTHEN LEVEE ON TOP OF THE DAM STRUCTURE. ALSO...
OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEVERAL RETENTION DAMS WEST OF
RENWICK DAM. WATER LEVELS ARE FALLING THOUGH IN THE DAM AND POINTS
UPSTREAM.
AT THIS TIME...OFFICIALS NOTE THE TEMPORARY LEVEE ON TOP OF THE
RENWICK DAM APPEARS TO BE STABLE AND WILL BE CONTINUALLY
MONITORED. HOWEVER...THE THREAT REMAINS AND FAILURE WOULD MEAN
MAJOR FLOODING WOULD BE IMMINENT FOR THE CITIES OF AKRA...
CAVALIER...AND BATHGATE.
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PEMBINA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CAVALIER
958 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREA...PEMBINA.
* THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
* WATER REMAINS VERY HIGH AT THE RENWICK DAM AND IS BEING HELD
BACK BY A CONSTRUCTED EARTHEN LEVEE ON TOP OF THE DAM STRUCTURE.
OFFICIALS CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DAM AND THE NEW CLAY LEVEE FOR
ANY EROSION...ALTHOUGH WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO FALL WITHIN THE
DAM AND POINTS UPSTREAM.
* AT THIS TIME...OFFICIALS NOTE THE TEMPORARY LEVEE ON TOP OF
THE RENWICK DAM APPEARS TO BE STABLE AND WILL BE CONTINUALLY
MONITORED. HOWEVER...THE THREAT REMAINS AND FAILURE WOULD MEAN
MAJOR FLOODING WOULD BE IMMINENT FOR THE CITIES OF AKRA...
CAVALIER...AND BATHGATE.
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
&&
FROST ADVISORY
Issue Date: 1007 AM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
Expiration: 200 PM GMT+2 SAT MAY 25 2013
...A COLD AIRMASS WILL BRING AN UNSEASONABLY CHILLY START TO THIS
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...
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PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-RITCHIE-
DODDRIDGE-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...
MARIETTA...BELPRE...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARRISVILLE...
PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...
FLATWOODS...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...
GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
407 AM EDT FRI MAY 24 2013
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A FROST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY.
* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOW TO MID 30S.
* TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING
* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT
OUTDOORS AND UNPROTECTED. ALSO ANYONE WITH OUTDOOR PLANS...SUCH
AS OVERNIGHT CAMPING...SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE UNSEASONABLY
CHILLY WEATHER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.
&&
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 457 PM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
Expiration: 600 PM GMT+2 FRI MAY 24 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL UVALDE COUNTY...
* UNTIL 1100 AM CDT.
* AT 955 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE
DETERMINED THAT SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODING AROUND THE CITY OF UVALDE. RADAR ESTIMATES AND GROUND
REPORTS SUGGEST THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN AROUND
UVALDE SINCE 7 AM.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
UVALDE AND KNIPPA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN WILL FLOOD CREEKS, STREAMS, STREET
INTERSECTIONS, CULVERTS AND UNDERPASSES. LOW LYING PLACES THAT
NORMALLY FLOOD COULD BECOME DEATH TRAPS. DO NOT CROSS ANY FLOODED
AREA. TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN.
&&
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2934 9977
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