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River Flood Warning 90, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

March 19, 2019Lincoln County, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this river flood warning at Mar 19, 2019, 10:48 AM CDT for Lincoln County, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. It took effect at Mar 20, 2019, 12:26 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 19, 2019, 10:48 AM CDT (15:48 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 20, 2019, 12:26 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 28, 2019, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
8 days
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Moderate

Counties Lincoln County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:53 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 Skunk Creek at Sioux Falls (SIFS2). The gauge peaked at 11.74 ft at Mar 20, 2019, 9:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
9.5 ft
Minor stage
11.5 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
18 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06481500, 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 19, 6:54 AM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 6:54 AM CDT, 3 hours 54 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 5:28 AM CDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
528 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 2019

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098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-201030-
Lyon IA-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay IA-Plymouth-Cherokee-
Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln MN-Lyon MN-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-
Jackson-Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-
Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-
McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln SD-
Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay SD-Union-
528 AM CDT Tue Mar 19 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...Wednesday through Monday.

A significant warm up is expected late this week. This will likely
lead to additional snow melt, and additional rises of area streams
and rivers. Many area rivers are expected to return to moderate to
major flood levels this weekend or early next week. Stay tuned to
area flood statements for additional information.

.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 10:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDBrookings21 days
Mar 18, 9:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDO'Brien21 days
Mar 18, 9:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDClay, O'Brien21 days
Mar 18, 9:42 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDPipestone21 days
Mar 18, 10:15 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDMurray49 days

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.