Alert archive / South Dakota / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this flash flood warning at Jun 1, 2014, 1:59 AM CDT for 5 counties in South Dakota. 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 1, 2014, 1:59 AM CDT (06:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2014, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, McCook County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:59 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 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 164 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 83 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 831 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
923
WGUS53 KFSD 010659
FFWFSD
SDC035-043-061-067-087-011000-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FF.W.0002.140601T0659Z-140601T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
159 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
NORTHERN HUTCHINSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
SOUTHEASTERN DAVISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
SOUTHERN HANSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
WESTERN MCCOOK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
* UNTIL 500 AM CDT
* AT 155 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. ONE
TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS BEEN ESTIMATED BY THE RADAR WITH AN
ADDITIONAL INCH POSSIBLE.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
ALEXANDRIA...BRIDGEWATER...CLAYTON...DIMOCK...EMERY...ETHAN...
FARMER...PARKSTON...SALEM AND SPENCER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND 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 4350 9738 4350 9740 4342 9740 4332 9831
4364 9816 4385 9727
$$
WEISSER2 follow-up statements
903
WGUS73 KFSD 010824
FFSFSD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
324 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014
SDC035-043-061-067-087-011000-
/O.CON.KFSD.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140601T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCCOOK SD-HUTCHINSON SD-HANSON SD-DOUGLAS SD-DAVISON SD-
324 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN DAVISON...
NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS...SOUTHERN HANSON...NORTHERN HUTCHINSON AND
WESTERN MCCOOK COUNTIES UNTIL 500 AM CDT...
AT 321 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN. MOST OF
THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED BUT ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE.
WIDESPREAD RUNOFF IS LIKELY OCCURRING EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN HAS
ENDED.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING
INCLUDE...ALEXANDRIA...BRIDGEWATER...CLAYTON...DIMOCK...EMERY...ETHAN
...FARMER...PARKSTON...SALEM AND SPENCER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT
ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. DO NOT
STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY.
&&
LAT...LON 4350 9738 4350 9740 4342 9740 4332 9831
4364 9816 4385 9727
$$
WEISSER358
WGUS73 KFSD 010922 RRA
FFSFSD
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
422 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014
SDC035-043-061-067-087-010938-
/O.CAN.KFSD.FF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140601T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MCCOOK SD-HUTCHINSON SD-HANSON SD-DOUGLAS SD-DAVISON SD-
422 AM CDT SUN JUN 1 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
DAVISON...NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS...SOUTHERN HANSON...NORTHERN
HUTCHINSON AND WESTERN MCCOOK COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS
AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...
PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
LAT...LON 4350 9738 4350 9740 4342 9740 4332 9831
4364 9816 4385 9727
$$
WEISSERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1:19 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Minnehaha | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 1:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 17 more | 19 hr |
| Jun 1, 2:53 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Lake, Minnehaha, Moody | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 8:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Union | 5 days |
| Jun 1, 8:38 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Union | 5 days |
| Jun 1, 12:23 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Beadle | 4 days |
| Jun 1, 1:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Yankton | 38 min |
| Jun 1, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Hutchinson, Turner, Yankton | 42 min |
| Jun 1, 2:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Minnehaha | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Clay, Union | 49 min |
| Jun 1, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Clay, Lincoln, Turner, Union | 47 min |
| Jun 1, 3:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Union | 43 min |
| Jun 1, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Union | 46 min |
| Jun 1, 3:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Minnehaha | 3 hr |
| Jun 1, 5:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Brookings | 3 hr |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in South Dakota, 2014Every flash flood warning in 2014
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.