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CSi Weather…<\/p>\nCSi Weather…<\/p>\n
.TONIGHT\u2026Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.<\/p>\n
.SATURDAY\u2026Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. West winds<\/p>\n
5 to 10 mph.<\/p>\n
.SATURDAY NIGHT\u2026Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Southwest<\/p>\n
winds around 5 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight.<\/p>\n
.SUNDAY\u2026Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain and snow in<\/p>\n
the afternoon in the Jamestown area, 20 percent in the Valley City area . Highs in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 5 to<\/p>\n
10 mph.<\/p>\n
.SUNDAY NIGHT\u2026Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.<\/p>\n
Lows in the mid 20s.<\/p>\n
.MONDAY\u2026Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s.<\/p>\n
.MONDAY NIGHT\u2026Partly cloudy. Lows around 15.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY\u2026Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the<\/p>\n
afternoon. Highs in the upper 20s.<\/p>\n
.TUESDAY NIGHT\u2026Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.<\/p>\n
Lows around 15.<\/p>\n
.WEDNESDAY\u2026Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.<\/p>\n
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT\u2026Partly cloudy. Lows around 10.<\/p>\n
.THURSDAY\u2026Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s.<\/p>\n
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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 https:\/\/ndresponse.gov\/flood-region<\/a><\/p>\n Fire Danger Map for North Dakota<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n National Weather Service Bismarck ND …The flood warning continues for the following rivers in North .The James River at LaMoure continues to fall, but is falling slower * At 2:15 PM Friday the stage was 14.3 feet. FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7AM) James River Basin <\/p>\n The meeting was chaired by the now president, Melody Mittledider, who was Vice President of the Association and assumed the presidency after president Jay Mickelson resigned from that post.<\/p>\n The agenda included items of release of items at Frontier Village, including the release of the Fire Truck and display case at the Village\u2019s \u201cFire Department,\u201d building.<\/p>\n FVA Secretary\/Treasurer, Tina Busche said the Frontier Village is currently working on project in memory of the late Bert Gray, former Fire Chief, and the items were to be given to the Jamestown City Fire Department. A motion to approve was passed by the board.<\/p>\n Other agenda items included were:<\/p>\n The sale of the Village\u2019s goat herd, ponies, Tac Shack and Stagecoach, which was tabled.<\/p>\n It was said the sales were necessary due pay bills due to lack of grant request funding by Jamestown Tourism.<\/p>\n Heated exchanges continued through the meeting between some members of the board and those from the community present, as several questions were raised concerning the FVA as an organization.<\/p>\n Tina Busch said, there has been inaccurate information in the press about the current situation and actions taken by the FVA Board, claiming she was lied about with statements she has made.<\/p>\n She stated that it was not the intent of the FVA Board to \u201cGive Jamestown away,\u201d and the contact was made with Perham, Minnesota to transfer the Village to see if they would accept it, if the board decided to move the Village there. She said the nothing was transferred from Frontier Village.<\/p>\n A member of the audience said the FVA Board needed to be more transparent, including advertising of meeting dates, and disclosure of its financial status<\/p>\n A motion was made to turn over all items at Frontier Village to the City of Jamestown, including artifacts and all debts, including attorney fees .<\/p>\n The motion passed on a 3-1 vote with one abstention.<\/p>\n Busche, said she did not have current figures on debts, or the balance of dollars in the FVA treasury, and needed to research the information.<\/p>\n The meeting was then adjourned.<\/p>\n After the meeting Jamestown Tourism Executive Director Searle Swedlund told CSiNewsNow.com that it is unfortunate that events, \u201cHave come to this.\u201d Adding that Jamestown Tourism will be meeting, to determine, \u201cWhere to go from here.\u201d<\/p>\n Also after the meeting Jamestown Mayor Dwaine Heinrich told CSiNewsNow.com that the city will await a formal notification on turning over Frontier Village to the city, and he will be meeting with City Attorney Leo Ryan, and City Administrator, Sarah Hellekson, on the possible direction the city will need to take.<\/p>\n The Frontier Village lease of the land from the City of Jamestown is to expire on December 31, 2019, and the FVA requested a new one year lease from the City. The City Council has not formally acted on the renewal request.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n UPDATE<\/a><\/p>\n Jamestown\u00a0 (USACE)\u00a0\u00a0 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers<\/a> will be stepping DOWN releases from Jamestown and Pipestem Dams by 200 cfs per day with the target combine release rate of 800 cfs\u00a0 achieved by November 10, 2019.<\/p>\n The Corps reports that with below normal temperatures observed and forecast in Jamestown, river ice downstream of Jamestown and Pipestem Reservoirs could form as soon as November 11.<\/p>\n To mitigate the risk of freeze up ice jams or other ice related flooding, the target combined release rate before “ice-in,” is 800 cfs.<\/p>\n The dates release decreases are:<\/p>\n Jamestown Dam\u00a0\u00a0 Pipestem Dam\u00a0\u00a0 Total Combined<\/p>\n Sun Nov 3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1100 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1100 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2200 cfs<\/p>\n Mon Nov 4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1000 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1000 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2000 cfs<\/p>\n Tues Nov 5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 900 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 900 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1800 cfs<\/p>\n Wed Nov 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 800 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 800 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1600 cfs<\/p>\n Thur Nov 7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 700 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 700 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1400 cfs<\/p>\n Fri Nov 8\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 600 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 600 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1200 cfs<\/p>\n Sat Nov 9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 500 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 500 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1000 cfs<\/p>\n Sun Nov 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 400 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 400 cfs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 800 cfs<\/p>\n <\/p>\n River ice forecasts will be continuously updated during this time.<\/p>\n River ice forecasts will be continuously updated during this time. If conditions change and the forecast ice-in date shifts, combined releases will be held at 1400 cfs until three days before the new ice-in date.<\/p>\n Combined winter releases are not expected to exceed 850 cfs, however, additional precipitation or higher than expected baseflow could necessitate higher release levels. Ice conditions in the entire James River basin will be continually evaluated throughout the winter. The Corps of Engineers will operate to minimize the risk of ice related flooding and adjustments to the releases will be made as needed.<\/p>\n On Friday, the Jamestown Dam is at a pool level of 1441.0 feet, over 25 percent into the flood pool, and rising. Inflows to into the reservoir peaked October 30, 2019, and are dropping, currently near 2100 cfs. Reservoir releases on Friday are 1200 cfs.<\/p>\n Pipestem Dam on Friday currently at a pool elevation of 1474.1 feet, about 41 percent into the flood pool, and dropping. The pool elevation peaked on October 29, at 1475.0 feet, which was 43 percent into the flood pool. Inflows are holding steady near 800 cfs, and releases are 1200 cfs.<\/p>\n The Corps of Engineers is coordinating with the relevant agencies in North and South Dakota.<\/p>\n Valley City\u00a0 (CSi 11-1-19)\u00a0 Valley City Administrator David Schelkoph reported Friday that\u00a0 the outflow from Lake Ashtabula was to be reduced to 2500 cfs by the end of Friday.<\/p>\n Valley City will see a lower river level approximately 7-8 hours after the dam reduces their output.<\/p>\n He says, if there are no significant inflows between the lake and Valley City, the river should be around 12 feet.<\/p>\n Nearly three weeks of river flows have been higher than 12 feet above flood stage.\u00a0 High water at one point was 15.2 feet above flood stage.<\/p>\n He reminds residents that Valley City was ready for 16 feet above flood stage with flood protection built to 18 feet for insurance.<\/p>\n Schelkoph adds that he\u00a0 will advise the City Commission that the state of emergency should be lifted when two things happen:<\/p>\n The river falls below 12 feet below flood stage<\/p>\n The Lake is at or lower than 1266 feet.<\/p>\n He adds, that officials are still waiting on the lake, but the water level, should drop enough soon, maybe as early as late next week.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jamestown (CSi)\u00a0 The Jamestown City Fire Department was called to Hardees Restaurant in Jamestown just after 8:30-p.m., Thursday.<\/p>\n City Fire Chief Jim Reuther says, there was an issued with the toaster that caused smoke, which was extracted by the fire fighters.<\/p>\n No injuries reported<\/p>\n Four city fire units and 23 fire fighters were on the scene until 8:57-p.m.<\/p>\n Update…<\/p>\n Jamestown City Fire Chief, Jim Reuther says the City of Jamestown’s classic fire truck that was removed from the Frontier Village “Fire Department,” building has been stored in one of the former Lefevre buildings in Jamestown.\u00a0 He also says the fire department artifacts that were loaned to Frontier Village have city inventory tags, attached, indicating the items are city property.\u00a0 Those items are being stored in a trailer for safe keeping.<\/p>\n Video online.<\/a><\/p>\n CSiNewsNow exclusive photos<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
\n228 PM CDT Fri Nov 1 2019<\/p>\n
\nDakota…
\nJames River at Lamoure affecting La Moure County
\nFor the James River Basin including LaMoure…Minor flooding is
\noccurring and is expected to continue.<\/p>\n
\nthan earlier expectations. At the current rate of fall the James River
\nat LaMoure will fall below flood stage early Monday morning.<\/p>\n
\n* Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
\n* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
\n* Forecast…The river will continue to fall to below flood stage by
\nearly Monday morning.
\n* Impact…At 14.0 feet…Urban flood stage.<\/p>\n
\nLOCATION STG STG DAY\/TIME Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed<\/p>\n
\nLamoure 14 14.3 Fri 2 PM 14.2 14.0 13.9 13.8 13.7<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/FVA1Nov1-300x202.png\")
Jamestown (CSi) At a hastily called meeting by Executive Director, Nichole Moslof, The Frontier Village Association board met Friday at 5-p.m., to address agenda items, brought forth by the FVA attorney, Matt Sorenson of the Vogel Law firm in Fargo.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n