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Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 5, 2008Minnehaha County, Moody County, South Dakota; 4 counties in Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this flash flood warning at Jun 5, 2008, 3:16 PM CDT for Minnehaha County, Moody County, South Dakota; 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 2008, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC)
Expired
Jun 5, 2008, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 193 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2008-06-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 90 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2008-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
90 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
605 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS53 KFSD 052018
FFWFSD
MNC101-105-117-133-SDC099-101-052315-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FF.W.0009.080605T2016Z-080605T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
316 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN MOODY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
  EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MINNEHAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
  WESTERN MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
  EXTREME NORTHWESTERN NOBLES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
  PIPESTONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
  NORTHERN ROCK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 312 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM NEAR JASPER...OR 13 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF LUVERNE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  TROSKY...EDGERTON...PIPESTONE...WOODSTOCK...WARD...HOLLAND AND
  RUTHTON

THIS AREA HAS RECEIVED 0.75 TOP 1.00 INCH OF RAIN EARLIER TODAY 
WHICH HAS SATURATED THE GROUND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 
TO 1.0 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA WITH THESE NEXT 
THUNDERSTORMS. RUNOFF FROM THESE ADDITIONAL RAINS WILL CAUSE RAPID 
RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND FLOODING OF STREETS IN URBAN 
AREAS IS LIKELY WITH THE MORE INTENSE RAINFALL RATES.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

LAT...LON 4419 9644 4418 9593 4373 9606 4385 9660
TIME...MOT...LOC 2016Z 204DEG 41KT 4382 9637

$$

MG
2 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS73 KFSD 052215
FFSFSD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
512 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

MNC101-105-117-133-SDC099-101-052315-
/O.CON.KFSD.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080605T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIPESTONE MN-MURRAY MN-ROCK MN-NOBLES MN-MOODY SD-MINNEHAHA SD-
512 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MINNEHAHA...SOUTHEASTERN MOODY...EXTREME
NORTHWESTERN NOBLES...NORTHERN ROCK...WESTERN MURRAY AND PIPESTONE
COUNTIES...

AT 512 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS 
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE 2 PM...AND ADDITIONAL 
RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT HOUR. 
RUNOFF FROM THESE RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HIGH LEVELS ON AREA 
CREEKS AND STREAMS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS STILL POSSIBLE LATER THIS 
EVENING.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY
ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW
LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4419 9644 4418 9593 4373 9606 4385 9660
TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 204DEG 41KT 4408 9611

$$

MG
000 
WGUS73 KFSD 052307
FFSFSD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
605 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

MNC101-105-117-133-SDC099-101-052315-
/O.EXP.KFSD.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080605T2315Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
PIPESTONE MN-MURRAY MN-ROCK MN-NOBLES MN-MOODY SD-MINNEHAHA SD-
605 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT FOR EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN MINNEHAHA...SOUTHEASTERN MOODY...EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
NOBLES...NORTHERN ROCK...WESTERN MURRAY AND PIPESTONE COUNTIES...

SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 2 HOURS...WITH 
RAINFALL TOTALS OF LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. ADDITIONAL 
STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS COULD BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AGAIN LATER 
THIS EVENING...AND A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 
100 AM CDT.

A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT FRIDAY 
MORNING FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST 
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4419 9644 4418 9593 4373 9606 4385 9660
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 204DEG 41KT 4405 9620

$$

MG

The office that day

Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMoody29 min
Jun 5, 10:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchFSDAurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more11 hr
Jun 5, 10:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCharles Mix, Gregory37 min
Jun 5, 10:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCharles Mix23 min
Jun 5, 11:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDHutchinson, Yankton10 days
Jun 5, 11:01 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDDavison23 hr
Jun 5, 11:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson35 min
Jun 5, 11:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay, Yankton30 min
Jun 5, 11:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson52 min
Jun 5, 11:44 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDBon Homme, Davison, Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook, Turner and 1 more5 hr
Jun 5, 12:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDHutchinson, McCook, Turner31 min
Jun 5, 12:18 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDClay, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Turner, Union and 1 more6 hr
Jun 5, 12:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay, Union34 min
Jun 5, 12:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLake, McCook, Miner30 min
Jun 5, 12:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln49 min
Jun 5, 12:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay31 min
Jun 5, 3:40 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDBon Homme, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Hutchinson4 hr
Jun 5, 3:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDGregory48 min
Jun 5, 4:15 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDBrule, Jerauld3 hr
Jun 5, 4:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCharles Mix, Gregory48 min
Jun 5, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCharles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson37 min
Jun 5, 5:41 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDAurora, Davison, Jerauld, Sanborn119 min
Jun 5, 5:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDDavison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, Sanborn52 min
Jun 5, 5:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDHanson, Hutchinson, McCook, Miner, Sanborn105 min
Jun 5, 6:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDHanson, Hutchinson, McCook43 min
Jun 5, 6:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDBon Homme, Yankton50 min
Jun 5, 12:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDRock29 min
Jun 5, 1:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDNobles25 min
Jun 5, 1:07 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles5 hr
Jun 5, 1:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles43 min
Jun 5, 1:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCottonwood, Murray, Nobles29 min
Jun 5, 1:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles51 min
Jun 5, 2:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDNobles, Rock26 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Minnesota, 2008Flash Flood Warnings in South Dakota, 2008Every flash flood warning in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.