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20240305184929BismarckNDMIssouri River02/29/20242024Break-up46.76638-100.83776--releasedLowland flooding reported prior to assisted breakup.Breakup jam on the Missouri River near Bismarck. ND National Guard deployed two Black Hawk helicopters to dump water on the toe of the jam. Over four hours the two helicopters drops ~110 660 gallon bucks of water on the jam, facilitating breakup.
20230418133316NecheNDPembina River04/16/20232023Break-up48.990462-97.549933-NCEN8releasedMajor flooding reported. Railroad bridge upstream of gage overtopped.Breakup jam near Neche on the Pembina River. Major flooding reported.
20200402144022NecheNDPembina River03/31/20202020Break-up48.989722-97.556667--released-1012 PM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020 Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and increased in duration for the following rivers in North Dakota. Pembina River at Neche affecting Pembina County. Rapid rises are ongoing at Neche, most likely due to ice jams upstream of the gauge. The river is now expected to rise to moderate flooding.
20200402143718Grand ForksNDTurtle River03/31/20202020Break-up48.03045-97.185629--released-At 532 PM CDT, Emergency Management reported ice jam and snowmelt flooding in the warning area due to ice jam backflows along the Turtle River . Flooding is already occurring. Grand Forks County roads 11 and 5 and other rural roads could see closures. Some locations that will experience flooding include Manvel and Mekinock.
20200107210104BismarckNDMissouri River01/01/20202020Break-up: no flooding46.811981-100.823325-BIWN8released-An ice jam was reported along the Missouri River near Bismarck, ND. A flood advisory was issued but no flooding was reported.
20190409140538NecheNDPembina River04/08/20192019Break-up---NCEN8Not Flooding-On 08 Apr 2019, the NWS reported the Pembina river at Neche has shown a rapid increase in water levels, likely due to a downstream ice jam. Local county officials were unable to locate the suspected ice jam, but video from the Pembina river shows flowing ice.
20190409140657WalhallaNDPembina River04/07/20192019Break-up---WLHN8Not Flooding-On 07 Apr 2019, the NWS reported the the Pembina river at Walhalla has shown a rapid increase in water levels, likely due to a downstream ice jam. Local county officials were unable to locate the suspected ice jam as the river rose at Neche, but video from the Pembina river shows flowing ice.
20190409140828Grand ForksNDRed River of the North 04/07/20192019Break-up--05082500EGFM5Unknown-Water levels in the Red River at Grand Forks, in North Dakota, were expected to rise due to an ice jam, the National Weather Service (NWS) said on April 7. “Look for a steady increase in water levels through the week with levels approaching 48 feet by week’s end,” the NWS said.
20190409140153MintoNDForest River04/03/20192019Break-up--05085000MTON8Not Flooding-1254 PM CDT Wed Apr 3 2019...The flood warning has been extended for these river locations in North Dakota... * Minto...on the Forest River...in Walsh County. Ice jam is present at Minto by the railroad bridge. Stages will fluctuate with ice shifts and flows. Crest forecast assumes ice is still a factor during smowmelt flow crest.
20190402212544Grand RapidsNDJames River04/02/20192019Break-up----Causing Flooding-Minor flooding will continue for the James River at Lamoure for the next several days. The river stage is currently at 14.7 feet. On Monday evening, the Civil Air Patrol observed seven ice jams on the James River from near Montpelier to just north of LaMoure. Emergency management reported water damage from flooding at Memorial Park near Grand Rapids. Downstream of LaMoure, the James River is still frozen. As ice moves through the river, fluctuations in water levels of up to one foot can be expected.
20190402212748MapletonNDMaple River04/02/20192019Break-up----Causing Flooding-Ice jamming has been confirmed by Cass County Sheriffs Offi_c_e on the Maple River near Mapleton south of I-94 which has sent it into minor flood stage and currently rising.
20190326163818MandanNDHeart River03/23/20192019Break-up---MDNN8Not Flooding-340 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2019 The National Weather Service in Bismarck has issued a Flood Warning for...Northeastern Morton County in south central North Dakota...* Until 330 PM CDT Sunday.* At 336 PM CDT, an ice jam creating elevated water levels on the Heart River was observed from Mandan, to approximately 10 miles upstream of Mandan. Minor flooding will occur.
20190326163429Lost BridgeNDLittle Missouri River03/23/20192019Break-up----Unknown-Dunn County ND-249 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2019...THE FLOOD ADVISORY FOR AN ICE JAM REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PMCDT SATURDAY/1045 PM MDT SATURDAY/ FOR NORTHWESTERN DUNN COUNTY...Local law enforcement reported an ice jam at Lost Bridge on the Little Missouri River. This was causing minor flooding along Highway 22 at Mile Marker 122.
20190326164213SiouxNDYellowstone River03/22/20192019Break-up----Unknown-Flooding on the Yellowstone River upstream of the confluence with the Missouri River will continue from a significant ice jam. As of late Sunday morning, water was almost flowing over the Highway 200 bridge.
20180424160644HillsboroNDGoose River04/21/20182018Break-up47.40793149-97.0604641308068090HGRN8Released--
20180403161818WillistonNDMissouri River03/28/20182018Break-up48.11948228-103.6906658501189995WLTN8Released--
20170404165554NecheNDPembina River03/29/20172017Break-up48.9897533-97.5573272405100000NCEN8released--
20170404170751Willow CityNDWillow Creek03/28/20172017Unknown48.58885542-100.4419467305123400WLCN8released--
20170404140945TownerNDSouris River03/27/20172017Break-up48.50554794-100.4346186905122000BANN8released--
20160216191841BismarckNDMissouri River02/15/20162016Break-up46.80734458-100.8211898802085500BIWN8released--
20150217111316ManningNDKnife River02/12/20152015Freeze-up47.23611111-102.7694444406339100 MNGN8released-FEB 12: THE RIVER GAUGE NEAR MANNING, AT THE HIGHWAY 22 BRIDGE, APPEARS TO BE ICE AFFECTED CAUSING RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN THE RIVER LEVEL. LOCAL REPORTS CONFIRM THE WEST BANK OF THE RIVER HAS WATER ALONG THE LOW LYING AREA NEAR THE BRIDGE. WHILE NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED, THE KNIFE RIVER IS NEAR MINOR FLOOD STAGE. THE ICE AFFECTED FLOW MAY PUSH THE RIVER FURTHER OUT OF ITS BANKS IN THE MANNING AREA.
20140422135002PembinaNDRed River of the North04/17/20142014Break-up48.89237222-97.20088611--released-FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN NORTH DAKOTA/GRAND FORKS ND 748 PM CDT THU APR 17 2014 SOME ICE JAM ACTION IS CAUSING STAGE VARIABILITY ALONG THE FAR NORTHERN STRETCHES OF THE RED RIVER NEAR PEMBINA...BUT NOT ENOUGH TO ALTER THE FORECAST TO ANY GREAT DEGREE. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR... * ...PEMBINA...ON THE RED RIVER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED. * AT 7:30 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 42.3FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS...MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * MODERATE FLOOD STAGE IS 44.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO A CREST NEAR 44.0 FEET SOMETIME EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST AT 44.0 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DURING THIS 7-DAY PERIOD. * IMPACT STATEMENT(S) - AT 44.0 FEET, MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. && DAILY 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST FORECAST STAGE IN FEET: DATE FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU (MONTH/DAY) 04/18 04/19 04/20 04/21 04/22 04/23 04/24 RED RIVER PEMBINA 43.2 43.9 44.0 43.8 43.4 42.7 41.8 LAT...LON 4900 9700 4900 9740 4877 9732 4874 9701
20140414154222MintoNDForest River04/09/20142014Break-up48.28608333-97.3675--released-AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 1219 PM CDT THU APR 10 2014 HYDROLOGY... ISSUED AT 934 PM CDT WED APR 9 2014 SNOWMELT ACROSS THE AREA IS CAUSING STAGES TO RISE ON THE MAINSTEM RED RIVER...MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA TRIBUTARIES. RAPID RISES WERE OCCURRING ON THE FOREST RIVER AT MINTO OVERNIGHT...PUSHING THE STAGE ABOVE FORECAST PROJECTIONS...POSSIBLY ICE JAM RELATED. ISSUED A NEW FLOOD WARNING TAKING THE POINT INTO MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. WATER WAS COVERING A PORTION OF HWY 81 NEAR MINTO...CAUSING THE ROAD TO BE CLOSED...WITH SEVERAL CITY BLOCKS AFFECTED IN MINTO ITSELF. "Walsh County Emergency Manager Brent Nelson says an ice jam formed at a railroad bridge on the Forest River east of town, causing the already swollen river to rise rapidly since late Wednesday night. Nelson says 13 homes are surrounded by water"
20140325172630TownerNDSouris River03/22/20142014Break-up48.33830277-100.45579444--released-FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1132 AM CDT MON MAR 24 2014 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH DAKOTA... SOURIS RIVER NEAR TOWNER AFFECTING MCHENRY COUNTY FOR THE SOURIS RIVER BASIN INCLUDING TOWNER...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. .DOWNSTREAM ICE IS STILL KEEPING THE RIVER SLIGHTLY ABOVE WHAT WOULD BE EXPECTED FOR THE CURRENT FLOW. HOWEVER...WATER LEVELS UPSTREAM OF TOWNER CONTINUE TO FALL AND SUGGEST A STEADY DOWNWARD TREND SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED OVER THE COMING DAYS NEAR TOWNER. ONLY MODEST AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED THIS WEEK AND WILL NOT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT RIVER LEVELS. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOURIS RIVER NEAR TOWNER. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 8:00 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 53.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 52.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 53.7 FEET. * IMPACT...AT 54.0 FEET...FLOOD PROBLEMS BEGIN, AGRICULTURAL LAND AND MEADOWS AFFECTED. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE.
20140318175049LintonNDBeaver Creek03/13/20142014Break-up46.24705555-100.45933333-BVRN8released-.THE BEAVER CREEK NEAR LINTON HAD QUICKLY PASSED MINOR FLOOD STAGE OF 9 FEET. IT IS EXPECTED TO CREST AROUND 11 FEET BEFORE DAYBREAK THURSDAY AND THEN THEN BEGIN FALLING. THE QUICK RISE IN THE CREEK WAS DUE TO RUNOFF FROM A QUICK SNOW MELT AND ICE. .THE BEAVER CREEK AT LINTON IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE CREEK IS GENERALLY ICE FREE IN THE LINTON AREA...WITH ICE ACCUMULATING AT THE MOUTH OF THE CREEK AT LAKE OAHE. Location estimated at mouth of Beaver Creek to Lake Oahe. On 14 March .UPSTREAM FLOWS AND ICE CONTINUE TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE LINTON AREA. HOWEVER...ICE HAS BEEN CLEARED FROM THE BRIDGE NEAR THE GAGE AT LINTON AND THIS WILL HELP KEEP WATER LEVELS BELOW FLOOD STAGE AS NOT ENOUGH FLOW IS BEING OBSERVED UPSTREAM TO CAUSE FLOODING WITHOUT ICE PROBLEMS.
20140317163443MarmarthNDLittle Missouri River03/13/20142014Break-up46.47629444-103.89501111--released-FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1217 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2014 * AT 1201 PM MDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED ICE JAM FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER NORTH OF MARMARTH. THESE ICE JAMS HAVE HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING VERY HIGH WATER AND VALLEY FLOODING OVER FAIRLY SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. AS MORE ICE CONTINUES TO ENTER THE AREA FROM SOUTH DAKOTA...THE PATTERN OF RAPID FLUCTUATIONS IN RIVER LEVELS IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE. LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION OVER THE WEEKEND WILL ALSO PRODUCE SOME RUNOFF THAT CAN EXACERBATE EXISTING FLOOD PROBLEMS. * FLOODING IS OCCURRING OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GOLDEN VALLEY...WESTERN BOWMAN AND WESTERN SLOPE COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE AREAS AROUND MARMARTH...PRETTY BUTTE...SUNSET BUTTE AND THREE V CROSSING.
20140313132350MandanNDHeart River03/12/20142014Break-up46.82708055-100.91309722--released-FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1201 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WATCH FOR THE HEART RIVER BASIN INCLUDING MANDAN NO FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR FORECAST. .STRONG RUNOFF AND WATER HIGH ENOUGH TO MOBILIZE THE ICE SHEET ON THE HEART RIVER HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN WESTERN MORTON COUNTY. THE HEART RIVER NEAR MANDAN WILL CONTINUE TO RISE FOR THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. AS IT RISES AND ICE FROM UPSTREAM MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE AREA...THE RISK OF ICE JAMS NEAR MANDAN WILL INCREASE. OTHER SIMILAR RIVERS IN THE REGION HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED ICE JAMS ALONG WITH RAPID RISES IN WATER LEVELS AND MINOR FLOODING UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS. 1201 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR THE HEART RIVER NEAR MANDAN * UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING. * AT 11:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.4 FEET. * M FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. 1000 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 THE HEART RIVER NEAR MANDAN IS RECEIVING UPSTREAM ICE AND SNOWMELT RUNOFF WHICH IS CREATING HIGH WATER WEST OF MANDAN ITSELF. AS THE ICE AND RUNOFF CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA...RAPID RISES AND FLUCTUATIONS IN THE RIVER SHOULD BE EXPECTED UNTIL THE HEART IS LARGELY ICE FREE. THE PATTERN OBSERVED IN OTHER RIVERS AND THE UPSTREAM REACH OF THE HEART SUGGESTS THE GREATEST RISK OF PROBLEMATIC HIGH WATER WILL BE WEDNESDAY THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. ONCE THE ICE IS GONE...RIVER LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN A STEADY DECLINE. * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE HEART RIVER NEAR MANDAN * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE * AT 09AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...17.0 FEET * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET * IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...WOODED BANKS AND LOWLANDS WEST OF MANDAN WILL FLOOD AFTER 17 FEET. 155 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE HEART RIVER NEAR MANDAN. * UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * AT 1:15 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 17.5 FEET BY TOMORROW EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...WOODED BANKS AND LOWLANDS WEST OF MANDAN WILL FLOOD AFTER 17 FEET.
20140317155647MedoraNDLittle Missouri River03/12/20142014Break-up46.91548611-103.53250833--released-FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 939 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MEDORA AFFECTING BILLINGS AND GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTIES FOR THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN INCLUDING MEDORA...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. .SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF BROKEN ICE UPSTREAM OF MEDORA ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN THE MEDORA AREA THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT ICE JAM FLOODING HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ICE FLOW. RAPID RISES ARE EXPECTED ON THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MEDORA ONCE THE ICE ARRIVES. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MEDORA * FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING * AT 8AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS...13.8 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY FROM ICE JAM FLOODING AS A SIGNIFICANT ICE FLOW ARRIVES IN THE MEDORA AREA. * IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...RIGHT BANK OVERFLOWS AND DAMAGES CAMPING AREA ON THE WEST SIDE OF MEDORA. 934 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 .WHILE THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MEDORA HAS REMAINED BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...ICE UPSTREAM OF MEDORA STILL NEEDS TO WORK ITS WAY PAST MEDORA. THEREFORE....FLUCTUATING WATER LEVELS THAT MAY CAUSE THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MEDORA TO GO ABOVE FLOOD STAGE ARE STILL POSSIBLE FROM ICE JAMS. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MEDORA. * UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 8:15 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 1205 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2014 .THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER IN THE MEDORA AREA CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE ICE JAM RELATED FLOOD PROBLEMS. THE LATEST INFORMATION SUGGESTS THAT THERE ARE STILL A NUMBER OF ICE JAMS UPSTREAM OF MEDORA. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MEDORA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 851 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2014 A SURGE OF ICE AND HIGH WATER IS MOVING THROUGH MEDORA. THE PATTERN OF THESE ICE SURGES ARE ONE OF CREATING HIGH WATER FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE MOVING ON. ONCE THE LITTLE MISSOURI IS RELATIVELY CLEAR OF ICE...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EXPECTS A FAIRLY RAPID DECREASE IN WATER LEVELS AS THERE JUST IS NOT AS MUCH FLOW IN THE RIVER AS WATER LEVELS WOULD SUGGEST. * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MEDORA * UNTIL THIS MORNING * AT 07AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS...16.0 FEET * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET * IMPACT...AT 17.0 FEET...A FEW RURAL HOMES NEXT TO THE RIVER NEAR MEDORA MAY BE FLOODED. 819 PM CDT FRI MAR 14 2014 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MEDORA. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 6:15 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.6 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 814 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 * AT 6:15 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. 957 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MEDORA. * AT 8:15 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 15.0 FEET. * FORECAST...CONTINUE TO SLOWLY FALL OVER THE COMING DAYS. * IMPACT...AT 15.0 FEET...RIGHT BANK OVERFLOWS AND DAMAGES CAMPING AREA ON THE WEST SIDE OF MEDORA.
20140318172236BeachNDBeaver Creek03/11/20142014Break-up47.16305555-103.9922222206336600TRTN8released-851 PM MDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...FLOOD ADVISORY FOR AN ICE JAM AND SNOW MELT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN GOLDEN VALLEY COUNTY UNTIL 230 PM MDT SATURDAY... AT 849 PM MDT...WHILE WATER LEVELS ARE NOW BELOW THE CREST AT THE BEAVER CREEK NEAR TROTTERS GAGE...THE FLOOD WATERS CONTINUE TO WORK THEIR WAY DOWNSTREAM INTO THE LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER. FLOOD WATERSSHOULD LARGELY BE PAST THE AREA BY EARLY THIS WEEKEND.
20140314122722WillistonNDMissouri River03/11/20142014Break-up48.10205-103.60012222--released-HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 315 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 WITH RECENT WARM TEMPERATURES...FLOODING FROM SNOW MELT RUNOFF IS OCCURRING AT A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS. ICE JAM FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING ESPECIALLY ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON...AS HIGHER WATER ACTS TO BREAK UP EXISTING ICE. SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BIS FOR MORE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON FLOODING CONCERNS. FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1006 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH DAKOTA... MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON AFFECTING WILLIAMS AND MCKENZIE COUNTIES FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN INCLUDING WILLISTON...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 9:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 24.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 25.0 FEET BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 24.0 FEET...FLOOD PROBLEMS BEGIN. WATER BEGINS TO COVER OIL WELL LOCATION SOUTH AND EAST OF TOWN. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS ARE FLOODED. CITY OF WILLISTON DOES NOT FLOOD. FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1106 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...FORECAST FLOODING CHANGED FROM MODERATE TO MAJOR SEVERITY FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NORTH DAKOTA... MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON AFFECTING WILLIAMS AND MCKENZIE COUNTIES FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN INCLUDING WILLISTON...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING...WITH MAJOR FLOODING FORECAST. .THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON WILL CONTINUE TO RISE ABOVE MAJOR FLOOD STAGE OF 26 FEET BY DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING...TO NEAR 26.5 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING...THEN BEGIN FALLING. FLUCTUATING WATER LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE AS ICE REMAINS IN THE CHANNEL. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE * AT 11 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS...25.4 FEET * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * MAJOR FLOOD STAGE IS 26.0 FEET * THE RIVER WAS ABOVE MODERATE FLOOD STAGE AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 26.5 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...WATER BACKING UP INTO THE LITTLE MUDDY RIVER BEGINS TO COVER 54TH STREET NORTHWEST ON THE EAST SIDE OF WILLISTON. 110 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 .THE HIGH FLOOD WATERS ALONG THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON AND UP THROUGH THE CONFLUENCE OF THE YELLOWSTONE AND MISSOURI RIVERS ARE STARTING TO RECEDE. THERE IS STILL A RISK OF EVEN HIGHER WATER NEAR WILLISTON AS ICE DOWNSTREAM OF THE LOUIS AND CLARK BRIDGE BREAKS UP AND BEGINS TO MOVE. ONCE THE RIVER IS RELATIVELY CLEAR OF ICE...WATER LEVELS SHOULD BEGIN A FAIRLY QUICK FALL BACK WITHIN THE BANKS OF THE MISSOURI RIVER ITSELF. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 12:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.9 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 26.5 FEET BY TOMORROW EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 28.0 FEET...WATER BACKING UP INTO THE LITTLE MUDDY RIVER BEGINS TO COVER 54TH STREET NORTHWEST ON THE EAST SIDE OF WILLISTON. 846 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 * AT 7:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 26.0 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. 1056 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2014 .THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON CONTINUES TO BE LARGELY ICE COVERED IN THE DOWNSTREAM AREA. THIS ICE COVERING ENHANCES THE RIVER STAGE UPSTREAM OF THE ICE. OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT THIS ICE IS STARTING TO WEAKEN AND MOVE. OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS THE RISK OF THIS ICE BREAKING UP AND CREATING RAPID FLUCTUATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...ONCE THE ICE HAS BROKEN UP AND MOVED DOWNSTREAM...THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON WILL BEGIN A FAIRLY STEADY AND RAPID FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON. * UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING. * AT 9:46 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 25.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 26 FEET THROUGH MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL LIKELY FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE WEDNESDAY EVENING. 115 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014 FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON AFFECTING WILLIAMS AND MCKENZIE COUNTIES. MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING BUT THE RIVER IS FALLING AND FORECAST TO CONTINUE FALLING OVER THE COMING DAYS AS IT BECOMES ICE FREE. 910 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014 FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN INCLUDING WILLISTON...MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. .THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON CONTINUES THE SLOW...BUT FAIRLY STEADY DOWNWARD TREND AS SEEN OVER THE PAST WEEKEND. THE DOWNWARD PACE SHOULD PICKUP OVER MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH IT EVENTUALLY FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS WEEK POSSIBLY AS EARLY AS WEDNESDAY. AT THIS POINT...THE UPPER AREAS OF THE MISSOURI AND YELLOWSTONE IN NORTH DAKOTA SHOULD BE EXPERIENCING SUBSTANTIAL RELIEF FROM THE FLOODING CREATED BY THE ICE JAMS LAST WEEK. 1129 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 .THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON HAS TEMPORARILY SLOWED ITS FALL FROM FLOOD STAGE DUE TO A SMALL SURGE OF WATER FROM THE RELEASE OF THE YELLOWSTONE ICE JAM. THE MISSOURI RIVER SHOULD BEGIN A STEADY FALL AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY TO EARLY THURSDAY AND BE BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY LATE FRIDAY. 1045 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2014 .THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON APPEARS TO HAVE PASSED MOST OF THE UPSTREAM ICE AND IS UNDERGOING A FAST DROP IN RIVER LEVELS. BY LATE THURSDAY THE MISSOURI RIVER WILL BE BELOW FLOOD STAGE. ONCE THE RIVER IS BELOW A STAGE OF 22 FEET...IT MAY STILL TAKE A FEW DAYS FOR WATER ON THE FLOOD PLAIN TO DRAIN BACK INTO THE RIVER.
20140312162158BreienNDCannonball River03/10/20142014Break-up46.32179166-101.00376666--released-FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 440 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014 CANNONBALL RIVER AT BREIEN AFFECTING MORTON AND SIOUX COUNTIES FOR THE CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN INCLUDING BREIEN...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. . ICE AFFECTED FLOW AND STRONG RUNOFF FROM UPSTREAM CONTINUE TO FORCE THE CANNONBALL RIVER NEAR BREIEN HIGHER. * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CANNONBALL RIVER AT BREIEN * UNTIL TOMORROW LATE EVENING * AT 04PM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS...11.6 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET * THE RIVER ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.0 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...WATER OVERFLOWS SOUTH BANK. FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1047 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 CANNONBALL RIVER AT BREIEN AFFECTING MORTON AND SIOUX COUNTIES FOR THE CANNONBALL RIVER BASIN INCLUDING BREIEN...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. .THE CANNONBALL RIVER AT BREIEN IS EXPECTED TO SEE A SECOND RISE TODAY INTO THURSDAY AS HIGH WATER NEAR RALEIGH THIS MORNING WORKS THROUGH THE LOWER PORTIONS OF THE CANNONBALL RIVER. THE RIVER MAY RISE TO A STAGE OF 14.2 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. ANY ICE REMAINING IN THE CHANNEL MAY LEAD TO ICE JAMS AND FLUCTUATING WATER LEVELS. THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CANNONBALL RIVER AT BREIEN. * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 10:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...RISE TO 14.2 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 13.0 FEET...SOUTHEAST PART OF BREIEN SUBJECT TO FLOODING. AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1017 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 THE CANNONBALL RIVER AT BREIEN...WHICH HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE TUESDAY MORNING...BUT IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AGAIN LATER THIS WEEK. A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MISSOURI RIVER NEAR WILLISTON...DUE TO HIGHER WATER UPSTREAM MOVING INTO THE AREA AND CREATING A HIGHER RISK OF ICE JAMS. NEW POINTS OF CONCERN TUESDAY MORNING INCLUDE THE KNIFE RIVER NEAR HAZEN...THE HEART RIVER AT MANDAN...AND THE CANNONBALL RIVER NEAR RALEIGH.
20131202084950Owego TownshipNDSheyenne River11/26/20132014Unknown46.51684444-97.34468333--released-An ice disk about 55 ft in diameter was observed in the Sheyenne River by a local retired engineer, George Loegering. Caused by a combination of cold air and an eddy in the flow at that location, an acucmulation of frazil ice formed in a rotating circle. The circle became a social network sensation and made it to the National News by 12/2/2013. There was no flooding. Location was estimated from description: it was just west of the bridge in Owego Township.
20130427163836CrookstonNDRed Lake River04/27/20132013Break-up47.77555555-96.61-CRKM5not flooding-The National Weather Service in Grand Forks ND, issued an Area Forecast Discussion at 955 AM CDT Sat 27 Apr 2013, reporting "ice jamming on the Red Lake River and associated stage rises at Crookston necessitated an upgraded Warning to Major Status at that forecast point." A NWS Flood Statement published at 1203 PM later that day, reported that an "updated forecast takes the crest down a bit . . . to Moderate Stage . . . as it appears the ice jam situation is easing." Jams broke up over the 27-28 Apr weekend, with the stage then receding. The latest observed stage at Red Lake River at Crookston MN [CRKM5] was 13.09 ft at 2:45 PM CDT 1 May 2013. Flood Stage is 15.0 ft.
20130427172700West Fargo DiversionNDSheyenne River04/27/20132013Break-up46.89111111-96.91638888-WFON8not flooding-The National Weather Service in Grand Forks ND, issued a Flood Statement at 1057 AM CDT Sat 27 Apr 2013, reporting that the "Flood Warning continues for the Sheyenne River at West Fargo Diversion, ND." The stage at 9:15 AM was 14.7 ft. Minor Flood Stage is 18.0 ft, Moderate Flood Stage is 20.0 ft. The crest is forecast to be between 19.5 and 21.5 ft next week, as a result of current warm temperatures melting the large snowpack still on the ground. This location is affected by backwater due to ice on the mainstem of the Red River of the North. Sheyenne River at West Fargo Diversion [WFON8] latest stage observation; 16.99 ft at 3:15 PM CDT 1 May 2013, with the stage continuing to fall.
20130427175042HarwoodNDSheyenne River04/27/20132013Break-up46.97722222-96.89333333-HWDN8not flooding-The National Weather Service in Grand Forks ND, issued a Flood Statement at 1057 AM CDT Sat 27 Apr 2013, reporting that the "Flood Warning continues for the Sheyenne River at Harwood, ND." The stage at 9:15 AM was 884.2 ft, causing Minor Flooding. Moderate Flood Stage is 886.0 ft. The crest is forecast to be between 889 and 891 ft next week, as a result of current warm temperatures melting the large snowpack still on the ground. This location is affected by backwater due to ice on the mainstem of the Red River of the North. As was reported in a NWS River Forecast statement issued at 1007 AM CDT Tues 30 Apr 2013 in North Central River Forecast Center, Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN, the latest stage observed on the Sheyenne River at Harwood ND was 887.17 ft at 11:15 AM 30 Apr 13, causing Moderate Flooding. The stage appears to have crested at 887.38 ft, and was forecast to continue a slow recession over the following week.
20130501160529WahpetonNDBois de Sioux River04/25/20132013Break-up46.26111111-96.6-WHNN8not flooding-Aaron Buesing, Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District MN reported: "A bit of a jam about 45 miles (as the crow flies) upstream of Fargo at Wahpeton, ND / Breckenridge, MN just upstream of the RR bridge on the Bois de Sioux just before it combines with the Ottertail River to become the Red River of the North," in an email to Meredith Carr, CRREL, et al., on 25 Apr 2013. The stage of the Red River of the North at Wahpeton gage [WHNN8] was observed to be at 14.33 ft at 9:30 AM CDT 26 Apr 2013. Major Flood stage is 14.0 ft. The most recent observed stage was 10.84 ft at 1:30 PM, and steadily receding, 1 May 2013. Minor Flood stage is 10.0 - 12.0 ft.
20130422160456TownerNDSouris River04/22/20132013Break-up48.35138888-100.55055555-TOWN8released-According to a River Forecast issued by the National Weather Service North Central River Forecast Center in Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN at 1033 AM CDT Mon 22 Apr 2013 ice jams were reported in the Towner, ND area on the Souris River. The AHPS gage, TOWN8, Souris River near Towner at 9 AM CDT Mon 22 Apr 2013 read 55.5 ft. Flood Stage is 52 ft. Moderate Flooding was occurring. River Stage update: 8 AM CDT 27 Apr 13 is 55.2 ft. Moderate Flooding was occurring. 1 May 2013: The jam was reported to have released last week, however, the stage remains at a Moderate Flood level. The latest observation recorded the stage at 55.1 ft at 8 AM 30 Apr 2013.
20130417124215SawyerNDSouris River04/11/20132013Break-up48.09444444-101.05688888--not flooding-The St. Paul District, Corps of Engineers notified CRREL of an ice jam on the Souris River at Sawyer ND, causing a 2.5 ft rise in the stage the night of 11 Apr 2013. The latest stage of 19.0 ft was recorded at 7:00 am CDT 17 Apr 2013. Flood stage is 22.0 ft
20131216145959NecheNDPembina River03/18/20122012-48.98888888-97.5583333305100000---USGS Water Resources Data for North Dakota WY 2012 reported an annual maximum peak stage of 8.57ft on 18-MAR-2012 due to backwater from ice at USGS gaging station 05100000 Neche, ND. The average daily discharge was estimated at 500cfs.
20131216153503Willow CityNDWillow Creek03/18/20122012-48.58888888-100.4416666605123400---USGS Water Resources Data for North Dakota WY 2012 reported an annual maximum peak stage of 7.98ft on 18-MAR-2012 due to backwater from ice at USGS gaging station 05123400 Willow City, ND. The average daily discharge was estimated at 165cfs.
20131216151434KindredNDSheyenne River03/17/20122012-46.631-97.00105059000---USGS Water Resources Data for North Dakota WY 2012 reported an annual maximum peak stage of 9.78ft on 17-MAR-2012 due to backwater from ice at USGS gaging station 05059000 Kindred, ND. The average daily discharge was estimated at 1,220cfs.
20131216142331HillsboroNDGoose River03/16/20122012-47.40805555-97.0602777705066500---USGS Water Resources Data for North Dakota WY 2012 reported an annual maximum peak stage of 3.20ft on 16-MAR-2012 due to backwater from ice at USGS gaging station 05084000 Hillsboro, ND. The average daily discharge was estimated at 500cfs.
20131216153126AbercrombieNDWild Ricer River03/16/20122012-46.46805555-96.7833333305053000---USGS Water Resources Data for North Dakota WY 2012 reported an annual maximum peak stage of 8.16ft on 16-MAR-2012 due to backwater from ice at USGS gaging station 05053000 Abercrombie, ND. The average daily discharge was estimated at 1,110cfs.
20131216143254Golden ValleyNDKnife River03/16/20122012-47.15444444-102.0594444406339500---USGS Water Resources Data for North Dakota WY 2012 reported an annual maximum peak stage of 6.35ft on 16-MAR-2012 due to backwater from ice at USGS gaging station 06339500 Golden Valley, ND. The average daily discharge was estimated at 126cfs.
20131216144256MapletonNDMaple River03/15/20122012-46.90527777-97.0522222205060100---USGS Water Resources Data for North Dakota WY 2012 reported an annual maximum peak stage of 13.88ft on 15-MAR-2012 due to backwater from ice at USGS gaging station 05060100 Mapleton, ND. The average daily discharge was estimated at 540cfs.
20131216152758ArvillaNDTurtle River03/15/20122012-47.93194444-97.5141666605082625---USGS Water Resources Data for North Dakota WY 2012 reported an annual maximum peak stage of 4.04ft on 15-MAR-2012 due to backwater from ice at USGS gaging station 05082625 Arvilla, ND. The average daily discharge was estimated at 115cfs.
20131216151721SherwoodNDSouris River03/15/20122012-48.99-101.9619444405114000---USGS Water Resources Data for North Dakota WY 2012 reported an annual maximum peak stage of 6.92ft on 15-MAR-2012 due to backwater from ice at USGS gaging station 05114000 Sherwood, ND. The average daily discharge was estimated at 320cfs.
20131216151113LisbonNDSheyenne River03/15/20122012-46.44211944-97.6799833305058700---.USGS Water Resources Data for North Dakota WY 2012 reported an annual maximum peak stage of 6.14ft on 15-MAR-2012 due to backwater from ice at USGS gaging station 05058700 Lisbon, ND. The average daily discharge was estimated at 600cfs.
20120619132622WillistonNDMissouri RIver03/15/20122012Break-up48.11111111-103.72506330000-released-THE MAIN CONCERNS ON FRIDAY ARE THE RED FLAG CONDITIONS AND ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS AT WILLISTON DUE TO SOME ICE ACTION THAT SHOULD REMAIN JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE THROUGH SATURDAY.
20131212095747DoranNDBois De Sioux River03/14/20122012-46.15222222-96.5788888805051300---USGS Water Resources Data for Minnesota WY 2012 reported an annual maximum peak stage of 16.34ft on 14-MAR-2012 due to backwater from ice at USGS gaging station 05051300 Doran, MN. The average daily discharge was estimated at 1,070cfs.