Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

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WGUS73 KFSD 250717
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SDC027-083-127-250915-

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
217 AM CDT WED JUN 25 2003

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 415 AM FOR...

...SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
...CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
...UNION COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...

AT 216 AM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAINS 
CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN LINCOLN...UNION AND EASTERN CLAY COUNTIES. 
RADAR ESTIMATES BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THIS 
AREA DURING THE LAST 3 HOURS. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IN LINCOLN 
COUNTY REPORTS SOME COUNTIES ROADS AND HIGHWAY 11 ARE COVERED WITH 
WATER IN SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY. RUNOFF THE HEAVY RAINS EALIER AND 
CURRENT RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 415 AM.  

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 
SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY. 
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT
QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY
IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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BOUSTEAD