Already high water???

Wow, what the heck is going on already? 

Belcourt's fighting high water, now the Souris is going to go up.  Gonna be a tuff spring if this keeps up.  Not exactly the areas I would have expected to be first in line for water problems this spring.

Note:  The Souris is going to be quite dangerous ice from here on through spring.

Flood Advisory

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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
240 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FLOOD
ADVISORY FOR THE SOURIS RIVER NEAR FOXHOLM...

  SOURIS RIVER NEAR FOXHOLM AFFECTING WARD COUNTY

FOR THE SOURIS RIVER BASIN INCLUDING FOXHOLM...MINOR FLOODING IS
OCCURRING AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

. THE SOURIS RIVER NEAR FOXHOLM IS EXPECTED TO TEMPORARILY REMAIN ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO RELEASES FROM UPSTREAM RESERVOIRS.
RELEASES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED DOWNWARD...BUT RIVER LEVELS WILL REMAIN
NEAR FLOOD STAGE THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...AT WHICH TIME
RELEASES ARE EXPECTED TO AGAIN INCREASE...AND MAY PROMPT AN UPGRADE TO
A FLOOD WARNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT GO NEAR THE SOURIS RIVER IN THIS AREA.

A FOLLOW-UP PRODUCT WILL BE ISSUED.

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NDC101-182040-
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/FOXN8.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
240 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
  THE SOURIS RIVER NEAR FOXHOLM.
* UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* AT  2:15 PM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL REMAIN NEAR 10.0 FEET THROUGH FRIDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...RURAL FLOODING BEGINS.

&&


             FLD  OBSERVED     24 HR  FORECASTS (7PM)
LOCATION     STG  STG DAY/TIME  CHG   FRI    SAT    SUN    MON    TUE

SOURIS RIVER BASIN
 FOXHOLM      10 10.1 THU 2 PM  1.5  10.0    9.7    9.7    9.6    9.6

$$

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
206 PM CST THU FEB 17 2011

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL ROLETTE
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF BELCOURT...UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY...

TRIBAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORT FLOODING CONTINUES
ALONG OX CREEK...FROM THE BELCOURT LAKE SPILLWAY...TO THE CITY OF
BELCOURT. ALTHOUGH THE WATER LEVEL AT BELCOURT LAKE IS DOWN SOME
FROM WEDNESDAY...WATER IS STILL FLOWING THROUGH THE SPILLWAY AND
BACKING UP DOWNSTREAM IN OX CREEK DUE TO ICE CONGESTION.

TRIBAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORT A PORTION OF U.S HIGHWAY 281 IN
BELCOURT IS STILL CLOSED. SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT HAVE
CAUSED INCREASED ICE CONGESTION AND THE HIGH WATER IS PERIODICALLY
EXPANDING IN COVERAGE IN BELCOURT. SANDBAGGING AND ICE CLEARING
EFFORTS CONTINUE AND VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED. THUS
FAR...OFFICIALS REPORT NO ADDITIONAL HOMES OR BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN
AFFECTED BY FLOOD WATERS.

THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THE FLOOD THREAT TO CONTINUE INTO THE
WEEKEND...UNTIL OX CREEK IS CLEARED SUFFICIENTLY TO HANDLE THE
OUTFLOW FROM BELCOURT LAKE.

CHECK BACK FOR FREQUENT UPDATES AS NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.