{"id":19011,"date":"2013-05-16T11:23:16","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T16:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=19011"},"modified":"2013-05-17T07:36:25","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T12:36:25","slug":"corps-officials-watching-rain-forecast-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=19011","title":{"rendered":"Update: Corps To Decrease Jmst. Dam Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/pipestem1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15828\" title=\"pipestem1\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/pipestem1-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/pipestem1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/pipestem1-259x175.jpg 259w, https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/pipestem1.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Update<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News May 16, 2013) &#8212; The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, along with Jamestown City officials are keeping up to date on potential heavy rainfall amounts in the forecast for Jamestown and the James River Valley this coming weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Pipestem Dam Manager, Bob Martin in Jamestown said earlier Thursday that the National Weather Service will alert the Corps of Engineers and City of Jamestown and Emergency Management officials if any action needs to be taken on dam releases if heavy rainfall amounts may be approaching Jamestown.<\/p>\n<p>Martin said, in the event of high rainfall amounts any reduction in dam releases would be at Jamestown Resevoir.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">On Thursday afternoon, Martin said, Corps officials in Omaha have decided to decrease the release from Jamestown Dam on Friday morning at 10-O\u2019Clock from 950 cfs to 800 cfs, and keep the Pipestem Dam release at 100 cfs, for a combined total of 900 cfs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Corps plans to hold that Jamestown Dam release through this coming weekend.<\/p>\n<p>He says, Corps officials in Omaha will make any additional decisions pending heavy rainfall amounts.<\/p>\n<p>Rainfall in the amount of an inch over a 24 hour period, or more, would likely put a cut in releases into action.<\/p>\n<p>There is chance for an increase in Jamestown Dam releases Monday, following the weekend weather patterns.<\/p>\n<p>Reported earlier Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News May 16, 2013) &#8212; The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, along with Jamestown City officials are keeping up to date on potential heavy rainfall amounts in the forecast for Jamestown amd the James River Valley\u00a0this coming weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Pipestem Dam Manager, Bob Martin in Jamestown says the National Weather Service will alert the Corps of Engineers, \u00a0City of Jamestown, and Emergency Management\u00a0officials if any action needs to be taken if heavy rainfall amounts may be approaching Jamestown.<\/p>\n<p>Martin says, in the event of high rainfall amounts any reduction in dam releases would be at Jamestown Resevoir.<\/p>\n<p>He says, Corps officials in Omaha will make the decision pending heavy rainfall amounts.<\/p>\n<p>Rainfall in the amount of an inch over a 24 hour period, or more, would likely put a cut in releases into action.<\/p>\n<p>He says a gate reduction change at Jamestown Dam reaches the James River in Jamestown in about a half hour, and quicker response time than a reduction at Pipestem Dam.<\/p>\n<p>Martin says the releases made at Pipestem and Jamestown last week are still in effect, and are planned to be maintained the next few weeks if a significant amount of rain does not occur.<\/p>\n<p>Those releases are 100 cfs from Pipestem Dam and 950 cfs from Jamestown Dam for a combined release of 1,050 cfs.<\/p>\n<p>FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.<\/p>\n<p>FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY MAY 17-21, 2013<\/p>\n<p>EXPECT PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS BEGINNING FRIDAY&#8230;AND CONTINUING THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY, POSSIBLY TUESDAY.<\/p>\n<p>A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHWEST LATE\u00a0FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND\u00a0 FRIDAY NIGHT&#8230;AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST.<\/p>\n<p>SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.. LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED WIND<\/p>\n<p>GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH THE MAIN THREATS. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PERIOD&#8230;WITH AMOUNTS AROUND 4 INCHES NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION IN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY.<\/p>\n<p>THERE IS A SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL SUNDAY. A LARGE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY&#8230;BRINGING ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN&#8230;WHICH WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY.<\/p>\n<p>WIDESPREAD TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY.<\/p>\n<p>THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>ENHANCED RAINFALL RATES OR SEVERAL ROUNDS OF STORMS COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF&#8230;LEADING TO RISES ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS&#8230;AND POSSIBLY LOCALIZED FLOODING.<\/p>\n<p>RENEWED WATER CONCERNS ARE LIKELY&#8230;ESPECIALLY IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN.<\/p>\n<p>OTHERWISE&#8230;OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL&#8230;THE SOIL SHOULD BE ABLE TO ABSORB MOST IF NOT ALL OF THE RAIN.<\/p>\n<p>THIS WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY THROUGH THE WEEKEND.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News May 16, 2013) &#8212; The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, along with Jamestown City officials are keeping up to date on potential heavy rainfall amounts in the forecast for Jamestown and the James River Valley this coming weekend. 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