The heaviest rain that started Sunday night fell from Pembina County in North Dakota to Kittson and Roseau counties in Minnesota. Aerial flood warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service for all three counties.
The highest amounts included 3.5 inches at Nekoma and Concrete, N.D., 3.39 inches in Badger, Minn., and 3.25 inches at Lake Bronson State Park in Minnesota. The gauge at the National Weather Service in Grand Forks measured 0.95 inches.
"There was a heavier shower that clipped the south end of Grand Forks that didn't hit the weather service office," said Tom Grafenauer, National Weather Service.
Rainfall totals ending at 6 a.m. Monday in North Dakota were:
- Nekoma: 3.5 inches.
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- Concrete: 3.5.
- Cavalier: 2.91.
- Edinburg: 2.75.
- Milton: 2.75.
- Churchs Ferry: 2.54.
- St. Thomas: 2.46.
- Pembina: 2.37.
- Edmore: 2.33.
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- Forest River: 2.02.
- Langdon: 1.87.
- Cando: 1.71.
- Grafton: 1.66.
- Michigan: 1.44.
- Crary: 1.42.
- Hillsboro: 1.22.
- Grand Forks: 0.95.
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In Minnesota, gauges measured:
- Badger: 3.39 inches.
- Lake Bronson State Park: 3.25.
- Roseau: 2.74.
- Warroad: 2.71.
- Red Lake Falls: 2.4.
- Greenbush: 2.38.
- Humboldt: 2.30.
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- Hallock: 1.98.
- Stephen: 1.57.
- Long Lost Lake: 1.12.
- Warren: 0.83.
A river flood warning has been issued for the Two Rivers River in Hallock. The National Weather Service forecasts the river will crest 2 feet above flood stage today or Thursday and fall below flood stage Saturday.
"The Roseau River is forecast to crest near 14 feet," said Tom Grafenauer, National Weather Service. The crest would be 2 feet below flood stage.
No rivers in North Dakota are forecast to rise near flood stage, but the rain added to the record level on Devils Lake, which reached 1,450.4 feet Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Grafenauer said there's a slight chance of scattered showers and storms Saturday or Sunday. Forecast lows are for the mid- to upper 40s and highs should range between 68 and 72.
"For the next seven days, it looks relatively dry," Grafenauer said.
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