FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA INTO THE JAMES RIVER
VALLEY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON…

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MOHALL…BOTTINEAU…MINOT…TOWNER…

GARRISON…MCCLUSKY…HARVEY…STEELE…JAMESTOWN

RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA
AND THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF TWO TO
THREE INCHES…LOCALLY HIGHER…ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOURIS
BASIN DOWNSTREAM OF VELVA. ONE TO POSSIBLY TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL
IS FORECAST ACROSS THE UPPER JAMES RIVER BASIN. RUNOFF FROM
RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO OVERLAND FLOODING…INCLUDING COUNTY AND
TOWNSHIP ROADS IN LOW LYING AREAS AND LOCATIONS OF POOR DRAINAGE.

RISES ON FASTER RESPONDING CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA…SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH  DAKOTA AND SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  COUNTIES…IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA…BOTTINEAU…  MCHENRY…RENVILLE AND WARD. IN SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA…  KIDDER…MCLEAN…SHERIDAN AND WELLS. IN SOUTHEAST NORTH
DAKOTA…STUTSMAN. 

RISES ON FASTER RESPONDING CREEKS AND STREAMS ARE POSSIBLE.

WATER MAY FLOOD RURAL ROADS AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS.

DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS A WATER COVERED ROAD.

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING. MONITOR
FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING
IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

 ANOTHER SURGE OF MOISTURE MAY MOVE  INTO THE AREA BY MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT…ADDING TO THE RAINFALL TOTALS IN THE REGION.