Bismarck  (CSi)  Due to a recent rainstorm, the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) is reporting on Wednesday afternoon that there is  water on the road on ND Hwy 11, approximately 14 miles west of Ellendale. Signs are in place and flaggers will temporarily direct traffic through the area until the water recedes. Motorist are asked to reduce their speeds and use caution when traveling through this area as fluctuating water levels may be hazardous to motorists.

 

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…

DICKEY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA…

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY

* AT 405 PM CDT WEDNESDAY …EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH

FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINS ACROSS NEARLY ALL OF DICKEY COUNTY.

FLASH FLOODING IS ALREADY OCCURRING…BUT ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN

FROM THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…

OAKES…ELLENDALE…FULLERTON…FORBES…LUDDEN…MONANGO…

GUELPH…MERRICOURT AND GLOVER.

MANY ROADS AND HIGHWAYS IN DICKEY COUNTY ARE FLOODED. DICKEY COUNTY

ROAD 2 HAS BEEN CLOSED. PARTS OF HIGHWAY 11 WERE UNDER WATER…WITH

WATER RUNNING OVER THE ROADWAY. THERE WAS STANDING WATER ON HIGHWAY

56. OTHER ROADS AND HIGHWAYS MAY BECOME FLOODED WITH ADDITIONAL

RAINFALL.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM PREVIOUS RAINFALL AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY

RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND

STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…FARMLAND…AND OTHER LOW LYING SPOTS.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU

CAN DO SO SAFELY.