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CSi Weather…<\/p>\nCSi Weather…<\/p>\n
.TONIGHT\u2026Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. South winds 5 to 10 mph.<\/p>\n
.THURSDAY\u2026Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.<\/p>\n
.THURSDAY NIGHT\u2026Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Southeast<\/p>\n
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.<\/p>\n
.FRIDAY\u2026Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to<\/p>\n
15 mph shifting to the northwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.<\/p>\n
.FRIDAY NIGHT\u2026Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.<\/p>\n
.SATURDAY\u2026Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.<\/p>\n
.SATURDAY NIGHT\u2026Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly<\/p>\n
cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Lows in<\/p>\n
the upper 30s.<\/p>\n
.SUNDAY\u2026Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs<\/p>\n
in the upper 40s.<\/p>\n
.SUNDAY NIGHT\u2026Mostly cloudy. Rain likely in the evening, then<\/p>\n
chance of rain possibly mixed with snow after midnight. Windy.<\/p>\n
Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.<\/p>\n
.MONDAY\u2026Partly sunny. Chance of rain possibly mixed with snow<\/p>\n
in the morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Windy.<\/p>\n
Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.<\/p>\n
.MONDAY NIGHT\u2026Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain and<\/p>\n
snow in the evening. Lows in the lower 30s.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY\u2026Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.<\/p>\n
Sunday and Monday, depending on the track of a low, winds nearing or at
\nadvisory criteria may be possible along the south- central through the James River valley during this time period.<\/p>\n
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Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0 nine inches and 15 inches.<\/strong><\/p>\n He said officials are planning to limit property damage and protect lives.<\/p>\n He said the present sandbagging filling operations are hoped to be completed by this Friday and followed by placement by Tuesday of next week. \u00a0About 100 volunteers will be needed for placement.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n On Wednesday the Jamestown Reservoir inflow was 1290 cfs, with a release of 1000 cfs.<\/p>\n The water elevation was 1434.57 feet.<\/p>\n Pipestem Dam\u2019s inflow was 1460 cfs with the release of 800 cfs.\u00a0 The water elevation was at 1460.43 feet.<\/p>\n Interstate Engineering\u2019s Travis Dillman says some low lying areas in Jamestown are being pumped at this time.<\/p>\n Interstate Engineering\u2019s 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 17th<\/sup> Avenue, Southwest along the Pipestem.\u00a0 Other areas are being looked at that may also need to be sandbagged.<\/p>\n 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.\u00a0 During business hours call 252-5900, after hours \u00a0call the LEC Dispatch at 252-1000.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n He said on September 20-21 this year Wells County received\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n Addition large rainfall events adding to the total were September 29, and 30, plus October 3,6 and 11th<\/sup>, the latter from last weekend\u2019s wet snow storm.<\/p>\n He said rainfall this coming Sunday and Monday is forecast at\u00a0 between .25 and1.25 inches.<\/p>\n He added that next week dryer conditions are expected, with warmer temperatures.<\/p>\n He said the outlook for precipitation for November, December and January is for normal to above normal precipitation and above normal temperatures.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The meeting was recorded by CSi Cable 10 The Replay Channel, with showings starting, Thursday.<\/p>\n Flood updates and water level updates\u00a0 for the \u2026<\/p>\n Sheyenne River Level Through Valley City<\/a><\/p>\n Lake Ashtabula Level<\/a><\/p>\n James River level through Jamestown.<\/a><\/p>\n Jamestown Dam<\/a><\/p>\n National Weather Service\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Water amounts in the snow pack <\/a><\/p>\n The Latest Flood Warnings from The National Weather Service<\/a><\/p>\n