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FLOOD STATEMENT Warning Issue Date: 1046 AM CDT TUE JUN 18 2013 Warning Expiration: 446 PM CDT WED JUN 19 2013 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SOURIS RIVER NEAR WESTHOPE. * UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10:00 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 14.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MAJOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 16.0 FEET BY THURSDAY EVENING THEN BEGIN FALLING. * IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...REFUGE AREA FLOODS. THE CITY OF WESTHOPE IS ON HIGH GROUND AND DOES NOT FLOOD. ROAD TO GAGE IS IMPASSIBLE. ACCESS TO DAM #357 IS OK BELOW 16 FEET. && FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (7AM) LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME WED THU FRI SAT SUN SOURIS RIVER BASIN WESTHOPE 10 14.7 TUE 10 AM 15.3 15.9 16.0 15.9 15.7 |