Flood Warning in Polk County, Minnesota
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
5/3/2023 10:21:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
5/3/2023 10:21:00 AM until 5/8/2023 1:00:00 PM
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Safety message - Turn around, don`t drown. Don`t travel through
flooded areas. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Minnesota...North Dakota...
Red River of the North at East Grand Forks affecting Polk and
Grand Forks Counties.
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in
Minnesota...North Dakota...
Red River of the North at Drayton affecting Kittson, Marshall,
Walsh and Pembina Counties.
Red River of the North at Pembina affecting Kittson and Pembina
Counties.
Red River of the North at Oslo affecting Marshall, Polk, Grand
Forks and Walsh Counties.
Red River of the North at Fargo affecting Clay and Cass Counties.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
...FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Red River of the North at East Grand Forks.
* WHEN...Until early Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 34.0 feet, Fourth St underpass at Gateway Drive (Hwy
2) closes. (East Grand Forks)
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 34.8 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 9:45 AM CDT Wednesday was 36.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Sunday morning and continue falling to 24.4 feet Wednesday
morning.
- Flood stage is 28.0 feet.
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