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River Flood Warning 71, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

March 16, 2019Davison County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this river flood warning at Mar 16, 2019, 8:54 PM CDT for Davison County, South Dakota. It was in force for 14 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Mar 16, 2019, 8:54 PM CDT (01:54 UTC)
Expired: Mar 30, 2019, 5:21 PM CDT
In force: 14 days
Issued by: NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: Minor

County Davison County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:54 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 Firesteel Creek near Mt. Vernon (MTVS2). The gauge peaked at 14.54 ft at Mar 22, 2019, 2:00 PM CDT.

Action stage: 7 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 13 ft
Major stage: 15 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06477500, 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 Mar 16, 6:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 6:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 16, 5:06 AM CDT, 15 hours 48 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
506 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ072-081-089-090-098-NEZ013-014-
SDZ038-050-052-053-057>071-171015-
Lyon IA-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay IA-Plymouth-Cherokee-
Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lyon MN-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Rock-
Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Brule-Aurora-Davison-
Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-
Lincoln SD-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay SD-Union-
506 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019

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

Flooding from recent rain and snow melt will continue.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Areas experiencing overland flooding from recent heavy rains
should see water levels slowly recede. Flooding will continue on
several area rivers into early next week. Additional runoff from
melting snow pack will be limited by cooler than normal
temperatures through the weekend, though a warm up is expected late
next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MNZ071-080-097-SDZ039-040-054>056-171015-
Lincoln MN-Murray-Pipestone-Kingsbury-Brookings-Miner-Lake-Moody-
506 AM CDT Sat Mar 16 2019

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Areas of dense fog will reduce visibility below a quarter of a mile
at this this morning.

Flooding from recent rain and snow melt will continue.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Areas experiencing overland flooding from recent heavy rains
should see water levels slowly recede. Flooding will continue on
several area rivers into early next week. Additional runoff from
melting snow pack will be limited by cooler than normal
temperatures through the weekend, though a warm up is expected late
next week.

.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
Mar 16, 8:54 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Minnehaha, Moody	63 days
Mar 17, 6:29 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Brookings	21 days
Mar 17, 6:29 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Minnehaha, Moody	79 days
Mar 17, 6:29 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Minnehaha	21 days
Mar 17, 6:29 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Clay, O'Brien	21 days
Mar 17, 6:29 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Pipestone	21 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in South Dakota, 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.