Fosston, Minnesota
National Weather Service: Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning
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Almanac
Average High: 36°
Average Low: 15°
Record high/year: 56° (1976)
Record low/year: -16° (1965)
Sunrise: 7:27 AM
Sunset: 7:34 PM
Detailed History
Sun and Moon
Sunrise: 07:27 AM (CDT)
Moon Rise: 08:32 AM (CDT)
Sunset: 07:34 PM (CDT)
Moon Set: No Moon Set
Moon Phase
Next 12 Hours
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Snow Showers
Snow Showers
Mostly Cloudy
Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database
5-Day Forecast
Hi 31°
Lo 16°
Mostly Cloudy
Hi 34°
Lo 22°
Partly Cloudy
Hi 41°
Lo 13°
Partly Cloudy
Hi 34°
Lo 14°
Partly Cloudy
Hi 34°
Lo 20°
Partly Cloudy
Forecast for East Polk
Rest of Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Scattered flurries. Lows 20 to 25. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. Scattered flurries in the morning. Highs 30 to 35. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20. Northwest winds around 10 mph in the evening becoming light.
Saturday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs 40 to 45.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.
Monday
Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows 10 to 15.
Tuesday
Partly sunny. Slight chance of light rain or light snow. Highs in the mid 30s.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of light snow. Lows 20 to 25.
Wednesday
Partly sunny. Slight chance of light rain and light snow. Highs in the mid 30s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows 15 to 20.
Thursday
Partly sunny. Highs 30 to 35.
Flood Warning, Areal Flood Warning
Statement as of 9:42 PM CDT on March 18, 2010
The Flood Warning continues for
the Red River at East Grand Forks.
* At 8:15 PM Thursday the stage was 44.7 feet.
* Moderate flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... major
flooding is forecast.
* Major flood stage is 46.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to between 47.0 and 49.0 feet by
Monday then begin falling.
* Impact statement(s) - at 47.0 feet, begin Railroad closure if water
is expected to rise to over 50 feet.
Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:
date Fri Sat sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
(month/day) 03/19 03/20 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25
Red River
East Grand Forks 46.2 47.2 47.9 48.0 47.6 46.9 46.0
The Flood Warning continues for
the Red River at Oslo.
* At 8:15 PM Thursday the stage was 36.7 feet.
* Major flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... major
flooding is forecast.
* Major flood stage is 36.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 38.0 feet by
tomorrow evening with river levels remaining steady thereafter.
* There is no crest forecast for this 7-day period.
* Impact statement(s) - at 37.5 feet, State Highway 1 overtops (mn
dot).
Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:
date Fri Sat sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
(month/day) 03/19 03/20 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25
Red River
Oslo 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0
846 PM CDT Thu Mar 18 2010
The Flood Warning continues for
the Sand Hill river at Climax.
* At 7:00 PM Thursday the stage was 23.2 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... moderate
flooding is forecast.
* Moderate flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 28.5 feet by
Sunday then begin falling.
* Impact statement(s) - at 29.0 feet, Hwy 220 west of Climax is closed
and underwater.
Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:
date Fri Sat sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
(month/day) 03/19 03/20 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25
Sandhill river
Climax 26.5 27.9 28.5 28.1 27.5 26.4 25.4
846 PM CDT Thu Mar 18 2010
The Flood Warning continues for
the Red Lake river at Crookston.
* At 8:00 PM Thursday the stage was 18.6 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and for the next 7 days... minor
flooding is forecast.
* Minor flood stage is 15.0 feet.
* Forecast... the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
Sunday before midnight.
* There is no crest forecast for this 7-day period.
* Impact statement(s) - at 18.0 feet, public works department
maintains 24 hour shifts to pump water over closed storm gates.
Daily 7 PM CDT/6 PM CST forecast stage in feet:
date Fri Sat sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
(month/day) 03/19 03/20 03/21 03/22 03/23 03/24 03/25
Red Lake river
Crookston 17.2 16.3 15.2 14.1 13.1 12.4 11.9
1148 am CDT Thu Mar 18 2010
The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued an
* areal Flood Warning for ice jam and snow melt in...
Pembina County in northeast North Dakota...
eastern Walsh County in northeast North Dakota...
Grand Forks County in northeast North Dakota...
Kittson County in northwest Minnesota...
western Marshall County in northwest Minnesota...
western Polk County in northwest Minnesota...
Norman County in northwest Minnesota...
Clay County in northwest Minnesota...
Griggs County in southeast North Dakota...
Traill County in southeast North Dakota...
Steele County in southeast North Dakota...
Barnes County in southeast North Dakota...
Cass County in southeast North Dakota...
Ransom County in southeast North Dakota...
Richland County in southeast North Dakota...
Sargent County in southeast North Dakota...
Wilkin County in west central Minnesota...
* until noon CDT Monday
Local officials are reporting water continuing over roadways in low
lying areas resulting from snowmelt and ice jams. Overland flooding
is increasing along ditches... streams and tributaries... and
increasing the number of Road closures across the warned area.
Counties are reporting several County... township roads and bridges
with water running over them or washed out. Persons should be aware
of water over other roads across all of these counties... with the
probability of additional Road flooding as water continues to flow.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Turn around dont drown. Avoid driving on flooded roads. Most flood
related deaths occur in automobiles.
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4664 9632 4603 9629 4603 9660 4597 9659
4595 9800 4630 9800 4630 9803 4664 9803
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4766 9785 4898 9790
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NWS Forecaster Discussion
241 fxus63 kfgf 190446 aaa afdfgf Area forecast discussion National Weather Service Grand Forks ND 1140 PM CDT Thursday Mar 18 2010 Updated for new hydrology discussion Hydrology... little or no precipitation is expected through the weekend. Light rain or snow will be possible for Tuesday and Wednesday and is expected to have little impact on the rivers. Snow would be more likely in the northern valley while rain or snow more likely in the southern Red River valley. Temperatures falling well below freezing at night will eventually slow down runoff into the rivers. Northwest winds gusting up to 25 to 30 miles per hour will turn more north northwest tonight and Friday and slowly diminish. Some wave action may occur over open waters. With cooler weather over ND last couple weeks...ND tributaries were slower along with the melt. Ice jam problems were reported at Minto Thursday morning and will be possible tonight and Friday. Also ice jams are possible at Grafton. Ice was flowing through Hallock. Ice on the Sheyenne was not moving at Kindred. Gages that may be ice affected are at Lisbon...Valley city...Minto...Hallock and Grafton. Higher releases from Bald Hill dam should get ice moving on the Sheyenne. West Fargo...Harwood...Hendrum...Shelly and Climax will continue to be backwater affected from the main Stem Red River. Many Minnesota tributaries near the Red River are forecast to be steady or fall. Minnesota sites forecast to rise near the Red River will be those affected by backwater. && Aviation.../0z taf issuance/ Issued by National Weather Service Duluth... ceilings over taf locations of 3-4k feet expected to lower to MVFR range by 4z at all sites. Gusty northwest winds of 25 to 30 kts will continue through the taf period. Look for ceilings to go above MVFR at gfk...far...and bji by middle morning Friday but staying MVFR at dvl and tvf through Friday evening. && Short term... the main forecast challenges are precipitation and temperatures. When looking at the latest surface analysis...an area of low pressure is centered in west ont...with a pre-frontal trough along a bde to far line with the cold front extending through S Manitoba. When comparing the models...the models remain in pretty good agreement into the weekend....so ended up using a model blend for the forecast. When looking at current temperatures...the cold front will move through tonight with the winds turning from SW to northwest and then north as the coldest air moves in. In addition...weak 700mb lift but strong 850mb cold air advection will provide the potential for a few flurries through the night an into Friday morning. Temperatures are expected to fall into the 15 to 25 degree range tonight...with highs on Friday in the upper 20s to lower 30s. A surface ridge moves through for Friday night and Sat...keeping the area dry with temperatures near to slightly below normal. Then for Sat night into sun...a clipper moves through S Canada...switching the winds back to the SW-W...which will provide slightly warmer temperatures...with no precipitation at this time. Long term [sun night - wed]... the main challenges in the long term forecast are temperatures...and precipitation chances associated with a possible weather system during the middle of next week. The models are somewhat poor agreement...so leaned on consistency today. It appears a low pressure system will develop across the central or North Plains early next week. This system will begin to increase cloud cover Sun night and Monday night...and could bring precipitation to the area Monday night into Wednesday. The models are so far indicating the low pressure system will pass through South Dakota and S Minnesota. This gives the S valley and wc Minnesota the best chances for any precipitation. Think the precipitation will generally fall as a rain/snow mix across the S valley and wc Minnesota...while snow farther north. It currently does not appear this system will drop a heavy amount of precipitation...but there is potential for quarter inch of liquid equivalent across the S. As for temperatures...expect highs in the low to upper 30s with overnight lows in the teens to low 20s. && Fgf watches/warnings/advisories... ND...areal Flood Warning for Richland...Ransom...Sargent...Cass... Barnes...trail...Steele...Griggs...Grand Forks...eastern Walsh... and Pembina counties. Minnesota...areal Flood Warning for Kittson...western Marshall...western Polk...Norman...Clay and Wilkin counties. && $$ Ng/dtr aviation...weather forecast office dlh hydrology...jh/ch