Flash Flood Warning 22, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Issued

Jun 16, 2014, 12:58 PM CDT (17:58 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2014, 4:00 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Ida County, IA, Woodbury County, IA

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932 
WGUS53 KFSD 161758
FFWFSD
IAC021-035-093-193-162100-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FF.W.0022.140616T1758Z-140616T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1258 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  BUENA VISTA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA
  EASTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA
  EASTERN WOODBURY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
  IDA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 1253 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR 
  INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED 
  AREA. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA THROUGH 
  MID AFTERNOON. THIS RAIN IS FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND 
  AFTER THE HEAVY RAINS OF THIS LAST WEEKEND...SO RUNOFF FROM THE 
  RAINS WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. ALSO... 
  INTENSE RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 1.5 INCH IN 30 MINUTES WILL LEAD TO 
  STREET FLOODING IN ANY URBAN AREAS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...IDA
  GROVE...STORM LAKE...ALBERT CITY...ALTA...ARTHUR...AURELIA...BATTLE
  CREEK...CHEROKEE...CORRECTIONVILLE...CUSHING...DANBURY...GALVA...
  HOLSTEIN...LAKESIDE...LINN GROVE...MARATHON...NEWELL...QUIMBY...
  SIOUX RAPIDS...SMITHLAND...TRUESDALE AND WASHTA.

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.

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 4220 9596 4291 9551 4290 9492 4256 9491
      4255 9538 4248 9538 4247 9531 4220 9533

$$

GILLISPIE

658 
WGUS73 KFSD 161911
FFSFSD

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
211 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

IAC021-035-093-193-161925-
/O.CAN.KFSD.FF.W.0022.000000T0000Z-140616T2100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
IDA IA-BUENA VISTA IA-CHEROKEE IA-WOODBURY IA-
211 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN WOODBURY...
EASTERN CHEROKEE...BUENA VISTA AND IDA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

THE STORMS IN THE AREA HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA OR 
DISSIPATED. EXCESS RUNOFF IS NOT EXPECTED...AND THE FLOOD THREAT HAS 
ENDED FOR NOW.

IF FLOODING WAS OBSERVED PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORT TO LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OR TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS.

LAT...LON 4220 9596 4291 9551 4290 9492 4256 9491
      4255 9538 4248 9538 4247 9531 4220 9533

$$

GILLISPIE

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