Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Oct 16

CSi Weather…

.TONIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast

winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to

15 mph shifting to the northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

.SATURDAY…Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly

cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Lows in

the upper 30s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs

in the upper 40s.

.SUNDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the evening, then

chance of rain possibly mixed with snow after midnight. Windy.

Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.

.MONDAY…Partly sunny. Chance of rain possibly mixed with snow

in the morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Windy.

Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

.MONDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and

snow in the evening. Lows in the lower 30s.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.

Sunday and Monday, depending on the track of a low, winds nearing or at
advisory criteria may be possible along the south- central through the James River valley during this time period.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  On Wednesday evening at Jamestown City Hall, residents were informed about the flood potential in Jamestown, and the expected discharges coming next week from Jamestown and Pipestem Dams.

Mayor Dwaine Heinrich said the city is being protected to a combined release from the dams to a projected 2400 cfs release, 1200 from each dam, that will raise the James River through Jamestown from between  nine inches and 15 inches.

He said officials are planning to limit property damage and protect lives.

He said the present sandbagging filling operations are hoped to be completed by this Friday and followed by placement by Tuesday of next week.  About 100 volunteers will be needed for placement.

Matt Nelson with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said, following the sandbags being in place, the Corps of Engineers will ramp up the two dams releases by about 200 cfs per day, until the combined release of 2400 is reached. The normal maximum combined release is 1800 cfs.

He pointed out that with more rain in the forecast for this coming Sunday and Monday the combined releases may increase, based on additional rainfall amounts locally and the basin north of town.

He added that the 2400 cfs combined releases is expected to hold in place until mid to late November this year, and then releases are expected to match inflows.

On Wednesday the Jamestown Reservoir inflow was 1290 cfs, with a release of 1000 cfs.

The water elevation was 1434.57 feet.

Pipestem Dam’s inflow was 1460 cfs with the release of 800 cfs.  The water elevation was at 1460.43 feet.

Interstate Engineering’s Travis Dillman says some low lying areas in Jamestown are being pumped at this time.

Interstate Engineering’s Darrell Hornbuckle said 65,000 sandbags need to be filled and placed, primarily in the areas, near Klaus Park, the Townhomes near Taco Bell, the Ice House Dam area, and 17^th Avenue, Southwest along the Pipestem.  Other areas are being looked at that may also need to be sandbagged.

He added that anyone with concerns about the rising water level on their property should call City Hall, so the property can be evaluated for additional flood protection.  During business hours call 252-5900, after hours  call the LEC Dispatch at 252-1000.

Nelson said, up until 30 days ago Jamestown Reservoir and Pipestem Reservoir were on target to reach the fall freeze up storage space in both dams.

However Allen Schlag with the National Weather Service said September was the wettest month on record with 5.69 inches of rain, with the average of 1-2 inches. The second highest August, September rainfall amount was 8.54 inches.

He said on September 20-21 this year Wells County received  8-10 inches of rain over that time period, and the water that collected there was and is flowing south in the basis above Jamestown and Pipestem Reservoirs, and following into to them.

Addition large rainfall events adding to the total were September 29, and 30, plus October 3,6 and 11^th, the latter from last weekend’s wet snow storm.

He said rainfall this coming Sunday and Monday is forecast at  between .25 and1.25 inches.

He added that next week dryer conditions are expected, with warmer temperatures.

He said the outlook for precipitation for November, December and January is for normal to above normal precipitation and above normal temperatures.

Nelson stressed that the two reservoirs water levels must be at the designed flood storage space this fall, in order to accommodate any possible spring runoff into the reservoirs, from snow melt and already saturated soil conditions.

The meeting was recorded by CSi Cable 10 The Replay Channel, with showings starting, Thursday.

Flood updates and water level updates  for the …

Sheyenne River Level Through Valley City

Lake Ashtabula Level

James River level through Jamestown.

Jamestown Dam

National Weather Service 

Water amounts in the snow pack

The Latest Flood Warnings from The National Weather Service

https://ndresponse.gov/flood-region

Fire Danger Map for North Dakota

Jamestown  (CSi)  The City of Jamestown is still asking for volunteers to assist in filling sandbags at the Jamestown Civic Center parking lot.

Volunteers sandbagging on Wednesday afternoon.

Sandbagging will continue Thursday, October 17, 2019, from 8:00 am until 6:00 pm at the Jamestown Civic Center parking lot.

Volunteers will be needed Friday and Saturday, October 18th & 19th, 2019 for sandbag placement, volunteers can arrive any time after 8:00 a.m. for disbursement.

On Wednesday afternoon volunteers included University of Jamestown Student athletes, JHS 9th grade football team members, Farmers Union, as the Red Cross supplied food and beverage for the sandbaggers.

Jamestown (CSi) There will be a special meeting of the Jamestown City Council at City Hall, on Thursday October 17 at 2-p.m.

At the meeting, council members will consider policies and procedures in relation to flood planning an flood control.

 

Valley City (CSi) Valley City officials are informing residents that starting at 7-a.m., Thursday, October 17, the city will be closing Viking Drive and the Bridge, to install planks across the street as part of the city’s flood mitigation. Viking Drive, will remain closed for as long as there is a flood threat to Valley City.

 

Jamestown  (CSi)  Jamestown Police reminds residents that all motorhomes, campers, RVs, or trailers of any type should be removed from all city streets, by November 1, 2019.

After this date, vehicles found in violation will be tagged and impounded.

The police department appreciates everyone’s cooperation in this matter.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Agriculture producers in North Dakota are being encouraged to contact county extension agents to report crop damage and losses associated with last week’s snowstorm.

North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says it’s critical for producers to share information with the county agents so that the current condition across the state can be assessed. And once that’s clear, the information is forwarded to the governor who will decide whether to seek federal disaster help.

This week, agents are completing a survey to provide a snapshot of the current situation. The storm last week dropped two feet of snow in parts of North Dakota.

Bismarck  (CSi)  With the extensive wet weather and recent snowfall, Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring is urging the public to respect unharvested crops.

Goehring says, “We’ve had incidents where snowmobilers have driven in unharvested soybean fields and corn fields.  Unseasonable weather has delayed harvest and many crops are still out in the field. Please take care when hunting or snowmobiling to ensure you aren’t in unharvested crops.”

Goehring says people should contact landowners regarding access.

He adds, “Also, county, township and minimum maintenance roads are in poor condition due to the excessive amount of moisture we’ve received in the last several weeks.  Our farmers and ranchers struggle to utilize those roads to haul hay and harvest crops and unnecessary travel on those roads continues to compromise their integrity.”

Goehring said to be mindful and avoid roads or trails that are muddy or covered in water. Driving over roads in these conditions will tax road infrastructure.

In world and national news…

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union’s top bargainer with General Motors says a tentative deal with the company will bring “major gains” to workers.

Union Vice President Terry Dittes (DIT-ez) says in a statement that bargainers wanted to get a strong and fair contract for the 49,000 members who have been on strike for a month.

Details of the agreement weren’t released, but it will include a mix of lump sum and annual pay raises, no change in health care and product guarantees for many U.S. factories.

Workers will stay on the picket lines for at least another two days while union committees vote on the deal. Then the entire membership will have to give its approval.

 

AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says foreign fighters from the Islamic State group who might flee Syrian detention centers and go to Iraq should be arrested and sent to trial there.

Turkey launched a military operation in northeast Syria against Kurdish fighters who had been holding thousands of IS militants.

Macron, speaking in the southern French city of Toulouse on Wednesday, said French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian will travel Thursday to Iraq to speak with local authorities about French IS detainees.

Macron said “it’s too soon” to say if some members of IS may seek to reach the European Union and France.

He insisted that Turkey’s offensive is helping the IS group’s “re-emergence” and called on the United States and other European countries to increase pressure on the country so that it ends its military operations.

 

BRUSSELS (AP) — Ireland’s president says it’s paramount that any Brexit deal safeguards the Good Friday agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland.

Michael Higgins says his country’s good relations with Britain will “prevail.”

He added Wednesday that a Brexit agreement should ensure that economic activity and trade carries on with minimum disruption given that Ireland-U.K. trade amounts to 4.5 billion euros ($4.96 billion) “in each direction.”

He said it’s estimated that a no-deal Brexit would shrink Ireland’s gross domestic product by 8%, primarily impacting the agribusiness sector since nearly half of Irish beef goes through Britain. He said Brexit with an agreement would result in a GDP drop of 4%.

Higgins spoke at the end of an official visit to Cyprus.

 

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to surmount U.S.-led sanctions he says have inflicted “many hardships and trials” on his country.

State media on Wednesday showed Kim riding a white horse to climb Mount Paektu.

The highest peak on the Korean Peninsula is considered sacred by North Koreans, and Kim often visited the mountain before making major decisions such as his 2018 entrance into diplomacy with Seoul and Washington.

The Korean Central News Agency says Kim also visited nearby construction sites and complained about sanctions imposed on his country because of its nuclear weapons program.

He was quoted as saying “the pain the U.S.-led anti-(North Korea) hostile forces inflicted upon the Korean people … turned into their anger.”

The North Korea-U.S. nuclear talks broke down earlier this month.

 

 

ATLANTA (AP) — With the filing of yet another criminal charge against a co-founder of Dragon Con, his attorney has renewed his call for a prosecutor to be barred from any matter involving his client.

Gwinnett County District Attorney Danny Porter last week secured an indictment against Ed Kramer on a charge of sexual exploitation of children. The indictment says Kramer possessed a digital image showing a minor “engaged in sexually explicit conduct.”

Kramer’s attorney Stephen Reba wrote in a court filing that the photograph is a work of art by artist Sally Mann that depicts the artist’s son and was published in her book “Immediate Family” in 1992. He argues it can’t be considered child pornography.

Reba is asking a judge to remove Porter from any prosecution involving Kramer.