NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
If you have special needs, emergency preparedness plan should be high priority
With flood risks about to increase quickly in parts of the Northern Plains, and with a spring and summer of weather warnings ahead, the need for emergency preparedness becomes more apparent. Thats es...
Posted on 4/24/13 at 1:02 PM
The risk is rising...
Well here it is today...the news I feared was coming...news that could potentially disrupt a tranquil spring...news of an increased risk of major spring flooding. Well...yippee-ki-yay. The National W...
Posted on 2/21/13 at 9:57 PM
NWS site offers updated wind-wave forecasts
Few things can throw a wrench into a day on the water more than wind, especially on big lakes. With fishing now in full swing across the region, the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks has...
Posted on 6/1/12 at 11:17 AM
UND hosts Northern Plains Convective Storm Symposium Friday
Just in time for Severe Weather Awareness week, the University of North Dakota Department of Atmospheric Sciences will be hosting The Northern Plains Convective Storm Symposium on Friday, May 4 in Cli...
Posted on 5/3/12 at 9:18 AM
The Weather Spotters Guide to the Galaxy
Weather and women are similar to me, both beautiful-both a total mystery. I didnt find the secret to either one this week but was given some tools to at least begin a rudimentary understanding of the ...
Posted on 4/28/12 at 7:00 AM
FLOOD UPDATE: Flood watch issued on Red River; overland flood warning in effect for Cass, Richland, Clay, Norman, Wilkin counties 
FARGO (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the Red River, saying it will rise 5 feet in a week in Fargo-Moorhead.
By Associated Press , March 12, 2010
FLOOD UPDATE: Flood watch issued for southern Red River 
FARGO – The Red River and other rivers in the southern basin could reach minor flood stage by late weekend, the National Weather Service warns.
By Forum staff report , March 11, 2010
Flooding chances high in western, central North Dakota 
BISMARCK – The National Weather Service says there is still a high probability of spring flooding in parts of western and central North Dakota despite a recent stretch of unusually dry weather.
By Associated Press , March 06, 2010
Devils Lake could rise 2 to 3 feet 
A 2- to 3-foot rise of floodwaters is a “very strong possibility” in the Devils Lake Basin this spring.
By By Kevin Bonham, Forum Communications Co. , March 06, 2010
FLOOD UPDATE: Latest outlook shows little change in prediction; still 90 percent chance of major flood in F-M area 
FARGO - The latest flood outlook for the Red River shows very little change from the previous prediction of a 90 percent chance for major flooding in Fargo-Moorhead, the National Weather Service said today.
By Patrick Springer , March 05, 2010
FLOOD UPDATE: Devils Lake declares state of emergency 
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — The Devils Lake City Commission has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of another summer of flooding in the region.
By Associated Press , March 02, 2010
Climate outlook doesn’t allay area’s flood fears
GRAND FORKS – The National Weather Service’s newest precipitation forecast for March, April and May doesn’t do much to raise or reduce fears of spring flooding in the region.February 19, 2010
Weather service seeks more observers to help predict flood
The National Weather Service wants to double the size of its local weather observer team in the Red River Valley in an effort to more accurately predict the flooding this spring.By By Kevin Bonham, Forum Communications Co. , February 15, 2010
Weather observers count the cold 
EMBARRASS, Minn. – No matter how cold it gets at your house this winter, take solace in knowing it could be worse. You could live in Embarrass.
By John Myers, Forum Communications Co. , January 07, 2010
Red River flooding at 49% chance
A flood outlook issued Tuesday by the National Weather Service says there’s more than a 49 percent chance of major flooding of the Red River in Fargo this spring.January 06, 2010
North Dakota woman has eye on sky as weather observer 
By Beth Wischmeyer, Dickinson (N.D.) Press , August 31, 2009
July was cold, but not record cold 
By Dave Roepke , August 03, 2009
Forum editorial: Weather service gets roses
PRAIRIE ROSES: To the National Weather Service for updating Red River Valley residents on efforts to improve flood forecasting.By Forum Editorial Board , June 29, 2009
Weather service aims to streamline flood forecasts
National Weather Service officials hope Fargo-Moorhead’s spring flooding will become a springboard to clearing up confusion caused by two types of flood predictions.By Mike Nowatzki , June 25, 2009
Meteorologist says snowmelt good so far
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - This week’s melting has been close to ideal, said Bill Barrett, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Forks, with daytime temperatures near 40 and nights near freezing, slowing the melt. Thawing will slow until the weekend, when warmer temperatures will speed it again, likely increasing overland flooding, Barrett said.By Stephen J. Lee , March 18, 2009
View your ad here! Cost effective targeted advertising.
Contextual advertising starting as low as $79/month. This includes targeted ad delivery and search results!
Add your business to the Marketplace »

