SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.

OAKES 417 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 . SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP THIS EVENING IN A PLUME OF ABUNDANT GULF MOISTURE SPREADING INTO
THE PLAINS.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.

INCLUDING THE WATFORD CITY.

MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING COULD
PRODUCE ANOTHER 1 OR 2 INCHES OF RAIN. GENERALLY A QUARTER TO TWO THIRDS
OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH
FLOODING. KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE WEATHER. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
BE POSSIBLE.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW. A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY.

BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. THE POTENTIAL
FOR RIVER AND OVERLAND FLOODING IS POSSIBLE.

THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA. THE FLOOD WATCH FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST IOWA. WITH THE GROUND REMAINING FAIRLY SATURATED
FROM PRIOR SNOW MELT AND RECENT AREAS OF RAINFALL.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW AND SLEET TO PORTIONS
OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TODAY. INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS.

GENERALLY A QUARTER TO TWO THIRDS OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW. WATER LEVELS ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH IN
THIS AREA DUE TO SNOW MELT RUNOFF.

OAKES 417 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2007 .

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.

THERE IS ALSO THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME MAINSTEM RIVER FLOODING HEADING
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WITH HEAVY RAIN BECOMING MORE LIKELY AS THE
EVENING PROGRESSES. FRIDAYS RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY.

ESPECIALLY IN THE JAMES RIVER BASIN. FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
THROUGH THIS EVENING.

GENERALLY A QUARTER TO TWO THIRDS OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.
WATER LEVELS ARE ALREADY RUNNING HIGH IN THIS AREA DUE TO SNOW MELT
RUNOFF. IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OVER COLORADO TODAY. THESE
AMOUNTS WILL CONTINUE TO AGGREVATE FLOODING ISSUES. THIS INCLUDES THE
DICKINSON.

RUNOFF FROM RAINS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF RIVER
FLOODING LATER THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.