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River Flood Warning 146, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

April 16, 2019Pipestone County, Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this river flood warning at Apr 16, 2019, 7:10 AM CDT for Pipestone County, Minnesota. It was in force for 21 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 16, 2019, 7:10 AM CDT (12:10 UTC)
Expired: May 7, 2019, 7:10 AM CDT
In force: 21 days
Issued by: NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Pipestone County, MN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:13 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 river

Written for the forecast point Pipestone Creek below Pipestone (PSTM5).

Action stage: 1592.5 ft
Minor stage: 1595 ft
Moderate stage: 1596 ft
Major stage: 1598 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this river flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood warning went out at Apr 16, 6:31 AM CDT, 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 6:31 AM CDT, 39 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 4:12 AM CDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
412 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2019

IAZ001-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ038>040-050-
052>071-170915-
Lyon-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-
Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-
Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-
Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay-Union-
412 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, southwest
Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, central South Dakota, east central
South Dakota, south central South Dakota and southeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

There is chance of showers and a few thunderstorms after midnight
tonight, but severe weather is not expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Showers and a few thunderstorms are expected Wednesday. Severe
weather is not anticipated. However, any rainfall along with snowmelt
during the early part of this week may lead to additional rises on
area rivers and streams.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ014-170915-
Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-
Woodbury-Ida-Dakota-
412 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, west central
Iowa and northeast Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Showers and a few thunderstorms are expected to develop tonight,
mainly after midnight. Severe weather is not expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday. The risk of severe
weather is low. However, locally heavy rainfall is possible, which
could lead to additional rises on area rivers and streams.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 16, 5:16 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Turner	45 hr
Apr 16, 7:10 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Lincoln, Minnehaha	24 hr
Apr 15, 8:51 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Pipestone	21 days
Apr 16, 4:33 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Rock	21 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in Minnesota, 2019 Every river 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.