Flash Flood Warning 25, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Issued

Jun 16, 2014, 3:24 PM CDT (20:24 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2014, 7:30 PM CDT

In force

4 hr

Issued by

NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Lyon County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Hutchinson County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, Turner County, SD

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

433 
WGUS53 KFSD 162024
FFWFSD
IAC119-167-SDC067-083-125-170030-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FF.W.0025.140616T2024Z-140617T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  EASTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
  LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
  LYON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA
  NORTHWESTERN SIOUX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA
  TURNER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 320 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS OR MOVING INTO THE 
  WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS 
  POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CANTON...PARKER...ROCK RAPIDS...ALVORD...CHANCELLOR...DAVIS...
  DOON...FAIRVIEW...FREEMAN...GEORGE...HULL...HURLEY...INWOOD...
  LARCHWOOD...LENNOX...LESTER...LITTLE ROCK...MARION...MENNO...NEWTON
  HILLS STATE PARK...ROCK VALLEY...VIBORG AND WORTHING.

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 4313 9612 4318 9759 4350 9760 4342 9658
      4350 9660 4349 9586

$$

GILLISPIE

171 
WGUS73 KFSD 162258
FFSFSD

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

IAC119-167-SDC067-083-125-170030-
/O.CON.KFSD.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140617T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SIOUX IA-LYON IA-LINCOLN SD-HUTCHINSON SD-TURNER SD-
558 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TURNER...EASTERN
HUTCHINSON...LINCOLN...LYON AND NORTHWESTERN SIOUX COUNTIES UNTIL 730
PM CDT...

AT 557 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT FLASH 
FLOODING WAS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT LINCOLN COUNTY. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE 
FLOODED AND CLOSED...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 18...HIGHWAY 115...AND 276TH 
STREET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM 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 ALSO 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.

REPORT FLOODING TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY SO THAT THEY
MAY TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO CLOSE FLOODED ROADWAYS. THEY WILL
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS.

&&

LAT...LON 4313 9612 4318 9759 4350 9760 4342 9658
      4350 9660 4349 9586

$$

GILLISPIE

033 
WGUS73 KFSD 170027
FFSFSD

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

IAC119-167-SDC067-083-125-170041-
/O.EXP.KFSD.FF.W.0025.000000T0000Z-140617T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
SIOUX IA-LYON IA-LINCOLN SD-HUTCHINSON SD-TURNER SD-
727 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TURNER...EASTERN
HUTCHINSON...LINCOLN...LYON AND NORTHWESTERN SIOUX COUNTIES WILL BE 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT...

THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY AN AREAL FLOOD 
WARNING. IN ADDITION...NUMEROUS RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT 
FOR GAGED RIVERS IN THE AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST WARNINGS 
AND STATEMENTS.

IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 4313 9612 4318 9759 4350 9760 4342 9658
      4350 9660 4349 9586

$$

GILLISPIE

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