Note that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential.
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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1110 AM CST MON NOV 3 2008
...SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION EVENT FOR LATER THIS WEEK...
THE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS STATES CONTINUES TO
LOOK LIKE IT WILL BECOME VERY ACTIVE LATER THIS WEEK. A LARGE...POWERFUL
AND SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL BEGIN TO INFLUENCE THE REGION
TUESDAY EVENING AND LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. AS A
RESULT...TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS BY THE END OF THE WEEK MAY
REACH 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED 3 INCH AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. DESPITE
DRIER WEATHER LAST WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND...TOPSOILS IN THE
AREA REMAIN QUITE MOIST. ANY ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION THIS WEEK
WILL QUICKLY SATURATE THE SOILS AGAIN AND RESULT IN ADDITIONAL
RUNOFF. SOME RIVERS IN THE REGION MAY RESPOND WITH RISING WATER
LEVELS...PERHAPS TO FLOOD STAGE.
A LARGE TEMPERATURE CONTRAST WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM
SYSTEM AS IT PASSES THROUGH. AS A RESULT...A WIDE VARIETY OF
WEATHER TYPES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS TRANSITION SEASON LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM. BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT...A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA. THE LOCATIONS
MOST LIKELY TO HEAR THUNDER WILL BE THE RED RIVER VALLEY AND ALL
OF NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED
TO FALL FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. AS COLDER AIR WORKS INTO THE
SYSTEM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...A TRANSITION TO SNOW WILL
OCCUR. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE DEVILS LAKE BASIN LATE THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AND PROGRESS EASTWARD WITH TIME. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE
TO BLOWING SNOW. ALTHOUGH IT IS TOO EARLY TO PREDICT SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS...MEASURABLE SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DEVILS LAKE
BASIN AND THE NORTHERN RED RIVER VALLEY BY FRIDAY.
THE SPEED AND TRACK OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS STILL SOMEWHAT
UNCERTAIN. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AND WILL ISSUE UPDATED
STATEMENTS LATER IN THE WEEK.
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BRAMER
