Exceptionally Heavy Rainfall in Wilkin County: June 25-26, 2013
Radar-based precipitation estimates for the 24-hour period ending at 7:00 AM Wednesday - June 26, 2013
courtesy: National Weather Service
During the late evening hours of Tuesday, June 25 and the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 26, law enforcement reported exceptionally heavy rainfall in northwest Wilkin County. A total of 8.25 inches of rain was measured in Wolverton, leading to widespread flooding in and around that community. According to NOAA Atlas 14 Precipitation Frequency Estimates for Minnesota, a 24-hour rainfall total of 8.25 inches in that area has an average recurrence interval of 500 years.
Historical Precipitation Frequency Estimates for Northwest Wilken County
National Weather Service Warnings, Statements, and Reports
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1042 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
NORTH CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
NORTHWESTERN WILKIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
* AT 1042 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BARNESVILLE...ABERCROMBIE...BAKER...CHRISTINE...COLFAX...COMSTOCK
AND DOWNER.
THE FOLLOWING STREAMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE WARNING...RED RIVER OF THE
NORTH...SOUTH BRANCH BUFFALO RIVER...STONY CREEK...DEERHORN
CREEK...WILD RICE RIVER...PITCAIRN CREEK AND HAY CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. AVOID DRIVING ON FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1054 PM CDT TUE JUN 25 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
NORTH CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
NORTHWESTERN WILKIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL 1000 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
* AT 1054 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
RADAR ESTIMATES 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE AREA.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BARNESVILLE...ABERCROMBIE...BAKER...CHRISTINE...COLFAX...COMSTOCK
AND DOWNER.
THE FOLLOWING STREAMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE WARNING...RED RIVER OF THE
NORTH...SOUTH BRANCH BUFFALO RIVER...STONY CREEK...DEERHORN
CREEK...WILD RICE RIVER...PITCAIRN CREEK AND HAY CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. AVOID DRIVING ON FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
1254 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1250 AM FLASH FLOOD WOLVERTON 46.56N 96.74W 06/26/2013 WILKIN MN LAW ENFORCEMENT
WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN AND AROUND WOLVERTON. TOTAL OF 8.25 INCHES OF RAIN REPORTED IN TOWN. OVER 9 INCHES OF
RAIN REPORTED JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN TO SOUTH.
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
127 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0126 AM FLOOD KENT 46.44N 96.68W 06/26/2013 WILKIN MN DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
WATER OVER HIGHWAY 75 IN THE KENT-WOLVERTON AREA.
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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
508 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013
RICHLAND ND-CLAY MN-WILKIN MN-
508 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN WILKIN...SOUTHWESTERN CLAY AND NORTH CENTRAL RICHLAND
COUNTIES...
AT 508 AM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED TUESDAY NIGHT WITH UP TO 9 INCHES IN THE WOLVERTON MN AREA I
N NORTHWESTERN WILKIN COUNTY. ALTHOUGH WATER ON AREA ROADS AND CITY STREETS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE SLOWLY AS THE RAIN HAS
ENDED AS THE RAIN HAS ENDED TRAVEL WILL STILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY ON RURAL COUNTY ROADS.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING IN SUCH PLACES AS CHRISTINE...COLFAX...WOLVERTON AND COMSTOCK.
OFFICIALLY THROUGH 2 AM WEDNESDAY 8.25 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THE TOWN OF WOLVERTON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. AVOID DRIVING ON FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
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FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND
943 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013
RICHLAND ND-CLAY MN-WILKIN MN-
943 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND FORKS HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA...
NORTH CENTRAL RICHLAND COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA...
NORTHWESTERN WILKIN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...
* UNTIL NOON CDT THURSDAY
* AT 943 AM CDT...NUMEROUS ROADS REMAINED CLOSED DUE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED RAINFALL TOTALS IN
EXCESS OF 8 INCHES IN THE WOLVERTON AREA.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ABERCROMBIE...CHRISTINE...COMSTOCK AND WOLVERTON.
THE FOLLOWING STREAMS ARE INCLUDED IN THE WARNING...STONY CREEK...
WILD RICE RIVER...RED RIVER OF THE NORTH AND PITCAIRN CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TURN AROUND DONT DROWN. AVOID DRIVING ON FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES.
TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN GRAND
FORKS.
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1046 AM CDT WED JUN 26 2013
..24-HOUR RAINFALL REPORTS...
LOCATION AMOUNT LAT/LON
1 S WOLVERTON 9.00 46.55N/96.74W
WOLVERTON 8.25 46.56N/96.74W
1 N FARGO 4.57 46.89N/96.82W
1 NE FARGO 4.02 46.89N/96.80W
FARGO-HECTOR INTL ARPT 3.96 46.92N/96.81W
1 ESE FARGO 3.81 46.87N/96.79W
CASSELTON 3.80 46.90N/97.21W
1 ENE OXBOW 3.41 46.85N/96.79W
1 ESE NORTH RIVER 3.35 46.94N/96.78W
2 N MOORHEAD 3.35 46.89N/96.76W
SABIN 3.26 46.78N/96.66W
2 NNE MOORHEAD 3.04 46.89N/96.75W
1 WNW PRAIRIE ROSE 3.00 46.83N/96.85W
1 W PRAIRIE ROSE 2.89 46.82N/96.85W
HITTERDAL 2.50 46.98N/96.26W
NIAGARA 2.40 48.00N/97.87W
3 SW HILLSBORO 2.30 47.37N/97.11W
HORACE 2.00 46.76N/96.90W
FERTILE 1.99 47.53N/96.28W
FERTILE 1.99 47.53N/96.29W
CLEARWATER R @ RED LAKE FALLS 1.86 47.88N/96.28W
LANKIN 6E 1.70 48.33N/97.80W
HAWLEY 1.70 46.88N/96.32W
HALSTAD 1.63 47.35N/96.83W
LARIMORE 1.62 47.91N/97.63W
1 SE MOORHEAD 1.60 46.85N/96.74W
3 SE MAPLE BAY 1.59 47.60N/96.20W
TWIN VALLEY 1.50 47.26N/96.26W
HAMILTON 1.50 48.81N/97.45W
GRAFTON 1.50 48.42N/97.40W
1 NE CROOKSTON 1.43 47.79N/96.59W
6 ESE MAPLE BAY 1.42 47.59N/96.13W
SOUTH BRANCH WILD RICE RIVER A 1.42 47.11N/96.39W
1 N WARROAD 1.40 48.92N/95.32W
HOMME DAM 1.34 48.40N/97.78W
5 NW CORMORANT 1.29 46.80N/96.12W
MAYVILLE 1.26 47.50N/97.35W
GRAND FORKS AFB 1.26 47.97N/97.40W
FOSSTON AIRPORT 1.25 47.59N/95.77W
3 WSW GRANDIN 1.23 47.21N/97.06W
HALLOCK AIRPORT 1.22 48.77N/96.94W
MOUTH OF BATTLE RIVER/LOWER RE 1.11 47.96N/94.74W
4 NE WASKISH 1.02 48.22N/94.43W
ANGLE INLET 1.00 49.35N/95.07W
2 NE ROLLAG 0.97 46.76N/96.22W
7 NW CAVALIER 0.94 48.86N/97.70W
PEMBINA 0.93 48.97N/97.24W
WARROAD AIRPORT 0.92 48.94N/95.35W
STARK WEATHER 0.87 48.45N/98.89W
DEVILS LAKE AIRPORT 0.85 48.11N/98.91W
GREENBUSH 0.83 48.70N/96.18W
HAMPDEN 0.81 48.53N/98.62W
THIEF RIVER FALLS ARPT 0.79 48.06N/96.18W
BAUDETTE DNR 0.79 48.67N/94.62W
KELLIHER DNR 0.79 47.94N/94.45W
EXPERIMENTAL FARM 0.78 48.75N/98.33W
ABERCROMBIE 0.77 46.45N/96.73W
8 ESE MIDDLE RIVER 0.77 48.40N/95.99W
1 NW EDMORE 0.76 48.43N/98.47W
WARROAD 0.74 48.91N/95.31W
ARGYLE 1N 0.72 48.34N/96.82W
WASKISH AIRPORT 0.70 48.15N/94.53W
MICHIGAN 0.65 48.03N/98.13W
HAVANA 0.60 45.95N/97.62W
1 SSW LIDGERWOOD 0.56 46.07N/97.17W
VALLEY CITY 4ENE 0.52 46.95N/97.91W
ROSEAU AIRPORT 0.50 48.86N/95.70W
ITASCA DNR 0.49 47.24N/95.19W
BADOURA DNR 0.48 46.86N/94.74W
AGASSIZ WILDLIFE REFUGE 0.48 48.30N/95.87W
GRAND FORKS INTL ARPT 0.45 47.95N/97.18W
FORT TOTTEN 0.45 47.99N/98.97W
ROSEAU DNR 0.44 48.85N/95.70W
BEMIDJI DNR 0.44 47.50N/94.93W
BALDHILL CREEK 0.43 47.23N/98.12W
ROSEAU 0.43 48.85N/95.76W
1 WSW GRAND FORKS 0.42 47.91N/97.08W
SEBEKA 0.39 46.63N/95.08W
SNAKE RIVER RETENTION POND OUT 0.36 48.24N/96.56W
PARK RAPIDS AIRPORT 0.34 46.90N/95.07W
SHEYENNE NATL GRASSLANDS 0.32 46.47N/97.32W
UND-NWS 0.30 47.93N/97.08W
OTTERTAIL 0.28 46.42N/95.57W
BEMIDJI AIRPORT 0.28 47.51N/94.93W
BAUDETTE AIRPORT 0.26 48.73N/94.61W
1 E POLAND 0.24 48.20N/97.19W
BRECKENRIDGE 4NE 0.20 46.30N/96.52W
DETROIT LAKES DNR 0.19 46.85N/95.85W
CAYUGA 0.15 46.07N/97.38W
DETROIT LAKES AIRPORT 0.11 46.83N/95.89W
FERGUS FALLS AIRPORT 0.10 46.28N/96.16W
ROTHSAY 0.10 46.48N/96.27W
5 W DUNVILLA 0.07 46.66N/96.11W
2 W DEER CREEK 0.03 46.38N/95.36W
ELBOW LAKE AIRPORT 0.03 45.98N/95.98W