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River Flood Warning 229, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

July 1, 2019Brookings County, Hamlin County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this river flood warning at Jul 1, 2019, 4:52 AM CDT for Brookings County, Hamlin County, South Dakota. It was in force for 37 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 1, 2019, 4:52 AM CDT (09:52 UTC)
Expired
Aug 6, 2019, 11:29 PM CDT
In force
37 days
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Brookings County, SD, Hamlin County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:54 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 Big Sioux River near Estelline (BSES2).

Action stage
1642.5 ft
Minor stage
1644 ft
Moderate stage
1645.5 ft
Major stage
1648 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 Jul 1, 4:43 AM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 4:43 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 2:16 PM CDT, 14 hours 36 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
216 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2019

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ080-081-089-090-097-098-
NEZ013-014-SDZ060>062-065>071-011930-
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-
Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Hutchinson-
Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union-
216 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Iowa,
west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, and
southeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible this evening
and overnight. The better chances will be north of Interstate 90
with a quickly decreasing threat south of Interstate 90. Isolated
storms near Interstate 90 may produce hail to the size of quarters
and wind gusts to 60 mph. The higher threat for severe weather and
heavy rain will be from central South Dakota into northeast South
Dakota.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Additional thunderstorms will be possible on Monday. Some of these
storms could be strong to severe in the afternoon and evening, with
the greatest threats being large hail, damaging winds, and heavy
rain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected.

MNZ071-072-SDZ038>040-050-052>059-063-064-011930-
Lincoln-Lyon-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-
Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Charles Mix-Douglas-
216 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest
Minnesota, central South Dakota, east central South Dakota, south
central South Dakota, and southeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Hot temperatures and high dew points will result in afternoon and
early evening heat indices around 100 degrees.

Severe thunderstorms along with heavy rainfall are possible late
this afternoon into the overnight hours.

The initial, conditional threat will be late this afternoon into
the early evening. Isolated, surface based severe storms will be
possible, with the better threat in south central South Dakota. If
storms can form during this time an isolated tornado, hail to the
size of tennis balls and wind gusts to 70 mph will be possible.
There is a lesser threat along highway 14 into southwest
Minnesota.

If that threat does not materialize a complex of thunderstorms is
likely along and north of highway 14 after about midnight. These
storms will be capable of producing half dollar hail and wind
gusts to 65 mph. The other threat will be heavy rainfall which may
cause localized flash flooding and rises in rivers and streams
over the next few days.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Additional thunderstorms will be possible on Monday. Some of these
storms could be strong to severe in the afternoon and evening, with
the greatest threats being large hail, damaging winds, and heavy
rain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed late this afternoon and tonight.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDAurora, Brule, Charles Mix18 min
Jul 1, 4:16 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchFSDClay, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Turner, Union9 hr
Jul 1, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMinnehaha23 min
Jun 30, 8:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln36 min
Jul 1, 2:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln, Lyon28 min
Jul 1, 3:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDLyon3 hr
Jul 1, 10:20 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDLyon4 days
Jul 1, 2:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDNobles51 min
Jul 1, 3:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCottonwood43 min
Jul 1, 3:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Nobles47 min

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in South Dakota, 2019Every 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.