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River Flood Warning 237, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

July 5, 2019Charles Mix County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this river flood warning at Jul 5, 2019, 9:05 AM CDT for Charles Mix County, South Dakota. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 5, 2019, 9:05 AM CDT (14:05 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2019, 6:42 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

County Charles Mix County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Platte Creek near Platte (PCPS2).

Action stage
10 ft
Minor stage
12 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
16 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06452320, 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 5, 6:27 AM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 6:27 AM CDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 4:16 AM CDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
416 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

IAZ001>003-013-014-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ040-056-
060930-
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-
Jackson-Pipestone-Rock-Brookings-Moody-
416 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible during the afternoon
hours today. Damaging wind gusts to 60 mph and isolated large hail
to the size of half dollars are possible. Heavy rain is also
possible under storm cores, which could cause localized ponding of
water and flash flooding. An isolated tornado along thunderstorm outflow
boundaries cannot be ruled out, but chances remain very low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Additional thunderstorms are possible this weekend into next week,
but there is low confidence in the timing and strength of any storms
at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

IAZ012-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ038-039-050-052>055-057>071-
060930-
Sioux-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-
Kingsbury-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Brule-Aurora-Davison-
Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-
Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay-Union-
416 AM CDT Fri Jul 5 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible during the morning hours
today. Damaging wind gusts to 60 mph and isolated large hail to the
size of quarters are possible. Heavy rain is also likely under storm
cores, which could cause localized ponding of water and flash
flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Additional thunderstorms are possible this weekend into next week,
but there is low confidence in the timing and strength of any storms
at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 5, 7:59 AM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 6:37 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDLyon35 hr

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.