Flash Flood Warning 37, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Issued

Jun 25, 2005, 3:10 AM CDT (08:10 UTC)

Expired

Jun 25, 2005, 5:15 AM CDT

In force

2 hr

Issued by

NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

000 
WGUS53 KFSD 250814
FFWFSD
IAC021-035-251015-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
310 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BUENA VISTA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA
  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA

* UNTIL 515 AM CDT

* AT 310 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED 
TO SHOW HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF BUENA VISTA AND CHEROKEE 
COUNTIES.  RADAR ESTIMATES OF FIVE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN IS COMMON 
ACROSS THESE COUNTIES SINCE THE RAIN BEGAN LATE FRIDAY EVENING. 
THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE RAIN SOAKED AREA...WITH 
ANOTHER ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

THIS EXTENDS THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR THESE COUNTIES.

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. 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.

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.

LAT...LON 4285 9585 4268 9584 4258 9495 4289 9494

$$

GH

000 
WGUS73 KFSD 250951
FFSFSD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
443 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2005

IAC021-035-251015-
CHEROKEE IA-BUENA VISTA IA-
443 AM CDT SAT JUN 25 2005

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 515 AM CDT FOR BUENA VISTA
AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES...

AT 441 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THE 
THUNDERSTORMS OVER BUENA VISTA AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES BEGINNING TO 
WEAKEN...WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN LOCATED OVER SOUTHWEST CHEROKEE 
COUNTY.  THE AUTOMATED WEATHER STATION AT STORM LAKE HAS RECORDED 
4.53 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE THE RAIN BEGAN LATE FRIDAY EVENING.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS 
AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES.  ADDITIONALLY...COUNTY ROADS 
AND FARMLAND...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO 
FLOODING...ALONG WITH URBAN STREET FLOODING.  

LAT...LON 4285 9585 4268 9584 4258 9495 4289 9494

$$

GH

Flash Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2005Every flash flood warning in 2005

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