Flash Flood Warning 21, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Issued

Jun 16, 2014, 12:31 PM CDT (17:31 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2014, 6:30 PM CDT

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Brookings County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WGUS53 KFSD 161731
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1231 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN BROOKINGS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
  EASTERN MINNEHAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
  EASTERN MOODY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
  LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
  LYON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
  MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
  NOBLES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
  PIPESTONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
  ROCK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 1224 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 
  INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING INTO 
  THE WARNED AREA. AVERAGE RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 
  1 INCH...BUT LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE 
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE RAINS WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY 
  SATURATED GROUND FROM THE HEAVY RAINS THIS PAST WEEKEND...SO RAPID 
  RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL OCCUR WITH THE RUNOFF FROM 
  THESE RAINS. ALSO...INTENSE RAINFALL RATES OF 0.5 TO 1.0 INCH IN 
  20 TO 30 MINUTES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO RAPID FLOODING OF 
  STREETS AND URBAN AREAS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  LUVERNE...MARSHALL...PIPESTONE...SLAYTON...WORTHINGTON...ADRIAN...
  ARCO...BALATON...BEAVER CREEK...BLUE MOUNDS STATE PARK...CAMDEN
  STATE PARK...CHANDLER...COTTONWOOD...CURRENT LAKE...CURRIE...
  DOVRAY...EDGERTON...ELKTON...ELLSWORTH...FLORENCE...FULDA...
  GARRETSON...GHENT...HARDWICK...HENDRICKS...HILLS...HOLLAND...
  IVANHOE...JASPER AND LAKE BENTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.

&&

LAT...LON 4419 9559 4420 9547 4350 9546 4351 9657
      4455 9655 4456 9646 4463 9646 4463 9562

$$

GILLISPIE

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