Flood Warning in Polk County, Minnesota
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
5/11/2023 10:49:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
5/11/2023 10:49:00 AM until 5/16/2023 7:00:00 AM
Safety message - Turn around, don`t drown. Don`t travel through
flooded areas. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in North
Dakota...Minnesota...
Red River of the North at Oslo affecting Walsh, Grand Forks, Polk
and Marshall Counties.
.The Red River of the North at Oslo has crested and continues to
recede. The river point is expected to remain within Minor flood
stage into the weekend, falling into Action stage by the late
weekend into early next week.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
...FLOOD WARNING FOR SNOWMELT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Red River of the North at Oslo.
* WHEN...Until Tuesday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 26.0 feet, MINOR FLOOD. County Road 2 south of Oslo
is closed in sections 2 and 11 of Pulaski Township.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:15 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 27.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 10:15 AM CDT Thursday was 28.2 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Monday morning and continue falling to 25.4 feet
Thursday morning.
- Flood stage is 26.0 feet.
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