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Event	Flood
-- Flood Cause	Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
State	MINNESOTA
County/Area	CLAY
WFO	FGF
Begin Date	03/12/2010 09:13:00 CST-6
Begin Range	4
Begin Azimuth	NNE
Begin Location	GEORGETOWN
Begin Lat/Lon	47.13/-96.78
End Date	03/22/2010 09:59:00 CST-6
End Range	4
End Azimuth	NE
End Location	ULEN
End Lat/Lon	47.13/-96.22
Deaths Direct/Indirect	0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect	0/0
Property Damage	0.00K
Crop Damage	0.00K
Episode Narrative	Several unusual factors combined to set off spring flooding in 2010. By early March, roughly 40 to 50 inches of snow had fallen across eastern North Dakota and the northwest quarter of Minnesota. From March 7th through 15th, the first order climate stations at Fargo and Grand Forks stayed almost entirely above 32 degrees. Also from March 4th through March 18th, daily average temperatures at the two stations were 6 to 14 degrees above normal. During the second week of March, a central plains storm system transported unusally high amounts of low level moisture into the area. As the storm system slowed, then stalled over Iowa from March 9th through the 12th, cloud cover persisted for 7 to 10 days and light rain bands wrapped back into the northern plains. Widespread light rain accumulations of 1.5 to 2.0 inches were common during this 4 day period. The snowpack melted quickest in the southern Red River Valley into portions of west central Minnesota, so areal flooding began in this area first. Numerous roads were closed due to the flooding.
Event Narrative

All events for this episode:

Location	County/Zone	St.	Date	Time	T.Z.	Type	PrD	CrD
Totals:							0.00K	0.00K
SHELLY	NORMAN CO.	MN	03/12/2010	09:13	CST-6	Flood	0.00K	0.00K
GEORGETOWN	CLAY CO.	MN	03/12/2010	09:13	CST-6	Flood	0.00K	0.00K
WOLVERTON	WILKIN CO.	MN	03/12/2010	09:13	CST-6	Flood	0.00K	0.00K
Totals:							0.00K	0.00K