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Flash Flood Warning 29, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 16, 2014Minnehaha County, Moody County, South Dakota; 4 counties in Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this flash flood warning at Jun 16, 2014, 6:23 PM CDT for Minnehaha County, Moody County, South Dakota; 4 counties in Minnesota. 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 16, 2014, 6:23 PM CDT (23:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2014, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 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

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 216 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2014-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 15 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2014-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 210 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
15 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-158 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1817 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
210 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
264 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

190 
WGUS53 KFSD 162323
FFWFSD
MNC101-105-117-133-SDC099-101-170230-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FF.W.0029.140616T2323Z-140617T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 930 PM CDT

* AT 618 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH   
  FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NUMEROUS ROADS ARE FLOODED ACROSS 
  SOUTHERN PIPESTONE AND NORTHERN ROCK COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL 
  OF AN INCH OR MORE IS STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH 930 PM FOR MUCH OF 
  THE AREA. THIS EXTENDS THE PREVIOUS FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THIS 
  AREA...AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LINCOLN AND LYON COUNTIES 
  IN MINNESOTA HAS EXPIRED.

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.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4404 9546 4350 9546 4351 9657 4404 9658

$$

GILLISPIE
1 follow-up statement
205 
WGUS73 KFSD 170029
FFSFSD

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

MNC101-105-117-133-SDC099-101-170044-
/O.CAN.KFSD.FF.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140617T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-PIPESTONE MN-ROCK MN-MOODY SD-MINNEHAHA SD-
729 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
MINNEHAHA...SOUTHEASTERN MOODY...ROCK...SOUTHERN PIPESTONE...NOBLES
AND SOUTHERN MURRAY 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 4404 9546 4350 9546 4351 9657 4404 9658

$$

GILLISPIE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 3:39 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchFSDClay, Lincoln, Union20 hr
Jun 16, 10:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDUnion38 min
Jun 16, 10:21 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBrule, Jerauld54 min
Jun 16, 10:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln, Union39 min
Jun 16, 10:53 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDLincoln, Union3 hr
Jun 16, 11:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDAurora, Jerauld, Sanborn52 min
Jun 16, 11:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDDavison, Hanson, Miner, Sanborn38 min
Jun 16, 12:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMcCook, Minnehaha43 min
Jun 16, 12:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDBrookings, Minnehaha, Moody6 hr
Jun 16, 12:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLake, Miner42 min
Jun 16, 12:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMinnehaha46 min
Jun 16, 1:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMinnehaha49 min
Jun 16, 1:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMoody41 min
Jun 16, 1:39 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDBrookings, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha and 2 more3 hr
Jun 16, 1:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMinnehaha, Moody38 min
Jun 16, 2:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDHutchinson, McCook, Minnehaha, Turner45 min
Jun 16, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMinnehaha43 min
Jun 16, 2:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln, Minnehaha, Turner34 min
Jun 16, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln, Minnehaha45 min
Jun 16, 3:24 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDHutchinson, Lincoln, Turner4 hr
Jun 16, 4:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDLincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Turner2 hr
Jun 16, 4:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln23 min
Jun 16, 4:58 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFSDUnion32 min
Jun 16, 5:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDMinnehaha, Moody38 hr
Jun 16, 5:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDMinnehaha44 hr
Jun 16, 5:24 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDLincoln, Minnehaha57 hr
Jun 16, 5:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln, Turner45 min
Jun 16, 5:47 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFSDUnion43 min
Jun 16, 6:12 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDClay, Turner, Yankton3 hr
Jun 16, 6:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay, Lincoln, Turner48 min
Jun 16, 6:35 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDMinnehaha3 days
Jun 16, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay24 min
Jun 15, 8:31 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDJackson16 days
Jun 16, 2:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson4 hr
Jun 16, 2:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMurray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock38 min
Jun 16, 3:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMurray, Nobles, Pipestone, Rock38 min
Jun 16, 3:36 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDNobles24 min
Jun 16, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles44 min
Jun 16, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDNobles, Rock51 min
Jun 16, 4:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles37 min
Jun 16, 4:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDJackson36 min
Jun 16, 4:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson16 min
Jun 16, 6:30 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson2 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Minnesota, 2014Flash 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.