From the National Weather Service:
CIVIL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND
225 PM CST SAT JAN 26 2013
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF MCKENZIE
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND IS AN UPDATE TO THE PREVIOUS
STATEMENT.
A WILLISTON BASIN INTERSTATE GAS LINE HAS BEEN CUT APPROXIMATELY 3
MILES EAST OF ALEXANDER. AS A RESULT...THE TOWNS OF ARNEGARD AND
WATFORD CITY WILL BE WITHOUT NATURAL GAS. MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITY
CREWS ARE WORKING TO REPAIR THE LINE WHICH WILL TAKE 6 TO 8 HOURS.
THEREAFTER...MONTANA DAKOTA UTILITY CREWS WILL GO DOOR TO DOOR TO
RE-LITE ALL GAS FURNACES IN ARNEGARD AND WATFORD CITY. SOME
RESIDENTS MAY BE WITHOUT NATURAL GAS UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE
CREWS CAN GET TO EACH RESIDENCE.
TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON IN THE ARNEGARD AND WATFORD CITY AREAS
ARE EXPECTED TO WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S...WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT FALLING INTO THE MID 20S.
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