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South Clearwater County (1)
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Flood Watch
Issued by The National Weather Service.
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...MORE INFORMATION...PERIODS OF RAIN TO CONTINUE...
.LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY SPINS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF BY TUESDAY NIGHT.
FLOOD WATERS ARE ON THE VERGE OF GOING OVER THE EMERGENCY SPILLWAY AT THE RENWICK DAM. THIS DAM IS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF CAVALIER. AROUND 7 INCHES OF RAIN HAS OCCURRED NEAR THIS DAM...AND THE WATER IS EXPECTED TO RUN OVER THE EMERGENCY SPILLWAY. THE BEST ESTIMATE IS FOR THE STAGE AT AKRA TO RISE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 FEET...CRESTING BETWEEN 19 AND 20 FEET SOMETIME BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WATER WOULD THEN AFFECT THE CITIES OF CAVALIER AND BATHGATE. THIS AMOUNT OF WATER HAS NOT OCCURRED SINCE 1950 AND IT IS UNSURE HOW AREAS ALONG THE TONGUE RIVER WILL BE AFFECTED. INFORMATION FROM THE PEMBINA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT INDICATES THAT THE DAM IS NOT IN DANGER OF FAILING AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...THE LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WOULD AFFECT AKRA...CAVALIER...AND BATHGATE MAY LEAD TO EVACUATIONS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN AFFECT FOR THIS SITUATION.
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS... HALSTAD...MOORHEAD...HALLOCK...ROSEAU...BAUDETTE...WARREN... NEWFOLDEN...RED LAKE...THIEF RIVER FALLS...RED LAKE FALLS... FOSSTON...BAGLEY...BEMIDJI...MAHNOMEN...LAKE ITASCA... PARK RAPIDS...DETROIT LAKES...WOLF LAKE...BRECKENRIDGE... FERGUS FALLS...NEW YORK MILLS...WADENA...ELBOW LAKE...CANDO... LANGDON...MADDOCK...LEEDS...DEVILS LAKE...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA... GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE...VALLEY CITY... FARGO...LISBON...GWINNER...WAHPETON...ADAMS