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Flash Flood Warning 4, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 27, 2019Lyon County, Sioux County, Iowa; Lincoln County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this flash flood warning at Jun 27, 2019, 9:14 AM CDT for Lyon County, Sioux County, Iowa; Lincoln County, South Dakota. It was in force for 3 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 27, 2019, 9:14 AM CDT (14:14 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2019, 12:15 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

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

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:14 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 27, 10:10 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.2Hull, IASTORM TOTAL ENDING AT 10:10AM.
Jun 27, 10:10 AM CDTHEAVY RAIN 2.5Hull, IACORRECTS PREVIOUS HEAVY RAIN REPORT FROM HULL. STORM TOTAL ENDING AT 11:50AM.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 226 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2019-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2685 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2019-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2685 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-256 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1211 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

708 
WGUS53 KFSD 271414
FFWFSD
IAC119-167-SDC083-271715-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FF.W.0004.190627T1414Z-190627T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
914 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Lyon County in northwestern Iowa...
  Northwestern Sioux County in northwestern Iowa...
  Southeastern Lincoln County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 1215 PM CDT.

* At 909 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Two to four inches of rain have 
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Sioux Center, Rock Rapids, Beresford, Rock Valley, Hull, George,
  Inwood, Doon, Hudson, Lester, Alvord, Fairview and Newton Hills
  State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4350 9587 4309 9616 4309 9681 4341 9634
      4350 9639

$$

Rogers
2 follow-up statements
521 
WGUS73 KFSD 271451
FFSFSD

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
951 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019

IAC119-167-SDC083-271715-
/O.CON.KFSD.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190627T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lyon IA-Sioux IA-Lincoln SD-
951 AM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM CDT FOR
LYON...NORTHWESTERN SIOUX AND SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES...

At 947 AM CDT, emergency management reported flash flooding due to 
thunderstorms and heavy rain in Rock Valley. Gauge reports and radar 
estimates indicate between two and four inches of rain have already 
fallen.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Sioux Center, Rock Rapids, Beresford, Rock Valley, Hull, George,
Inwood, Doon, Hudson, Lester, Alvord, Fairview and Newton Hills State
Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4350 9587 4309 9616 4309 9681 4341 9634
      4350 9639

$$

Kalin
674 
WGUS73 KFSD 271708
FFSFSD

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1208 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019

IAC119-167-SDC083-271717-
/O.EXP.KFSD.FF.W.0004.000000T0000Z-190627T1715Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Lyon IA-Sioux IA-Lincoln SD-
1208 PM CDT Thu Jun 27 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR LYON...NORTHWESTERN SIOUX AND
SOUTHEASTERN LINCOLN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1215 PM CDT...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4350 9587 4309 9616 4309 9681 4341 9634
      4350 9639

$$

Schumacher

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 8:18 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDLyon117 min
Jun 27, 8:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLyon, Sioux23 min
Jun 27, 8:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLyon30 min
Jun 27, 8:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux50 min
Jun 27, 12:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Osceola42 min
Jun 27, 12:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDPlymouth, Sioux4 days
Jun 27, 12:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDPlymouth31 days
Jun 27, 12:36 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDLyon32 hr
Jun 27, 2:26 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDLyon7 hr
Jun 27, 3:15 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryFSDPlymouth, Sioux, Woodbury29 hr
Jun 27, 3:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDDavison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook41 min
Jun 27, 3:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDDavison, Hanson, McCook, Miner48 min
Jun 27, 4:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDKingsbury, Lake, McCook, Miner39 min
Jun 27, 10:22 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDBrookings, Hamlin52 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in Iowa, 2019Flash Flood Warnings in South Dakota, 2019Every flash flood warning in 2019

Sources

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.