Flash Flood Warning 28, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Issued

Jun 16, 2014, 6:12 PM CDT (23:12 UTC)

Expired

Jun 16, 2014, 9:00 PM CDT

In force

3 hr

Issued by

NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Area

Storm-based polygon

Flood severity

None

Counties Clay County, SD, Turner County, SD, Yankton County, SD

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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891 
WGUS53 KFSD 162312
FFWFSD
SDC027-125-135-170200-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FF.W.0028.140616T2312Z-140617T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
  SOUTHERN TURNER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
  YANKTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 607 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. 
  WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER 
  AMOUNTS POSSIBLE THROUGH 900 PM.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
  OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  YANKTON...CENTERVILLE...IRENE...LEWIS AND CLARK STATE RECREATION
  AREA...MAYFIELD...MISSION HILL...UTICA...VOLIN AND WAKONDA.

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.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN SIOUX
FALLS.

&&

LAT...LON 4283 9723 4285 9723 4286 9730 4285 9736
      4286 9741 4284 9744 4285 9763 4317 9759
      4317 9740 4315 9693 4309 9693 4308 9689
      4282 9716

$$

GILLISPIE

452 
WGUS73 KFSD 170028
FFSFSD

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

SDC027-125-135-170043-
/O.CAN.KFSD.FF.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140617T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CLAY SD-TURNER SD-YANKTON SD-
728 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR YANKTON...
SOUTHEASTERN TURNER AND NORTHWESTERN CLAY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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 4283 9723 4285 9723 4286 9730 4285 9736
      4286 9741 4284 9744 4285 9763 4317 9759
      4317 9740 4315 9693 4309 9693 4308 9689
      4282 9716

$$

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.