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River Flood Warning 22, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

April 10, 2023Brookings County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this river flood warning at Apr 10, 2023, 7:03 AM CDT for Brookings County, South Dakota. It was in force for 17 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2023, 7:03 AM CDT (12:03 UTC)
Expired
Apr 26, 2023, 7:54 PM CDT
In force
17 days
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
Minor

County Brookings County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:02 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 Bruce (BRCS2). The gauge peaked at 10.35 ft at Apr 11, 2023, 8:00 AM CDT.

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Action stage
7 ft
Minor stage
8 ft
Moderate stage
10 ft
Major stage
13 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 06479770, 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 10, 6:20 AM CDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 6:20 AM CDT, 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 4:22 AM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
422 AM CDT Mon Apr 10 2023

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Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-
Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union-
422 AM CDT Mon Apr 10 2023

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.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Gusty south to southwest winds, combined with well above normal
temperatures and low humidity levels, will return Tuesday through
Thursday. These conditions will result in very high to extreme fire
danger across snow-free areas today. These conditions more likely
will be confined to areas southeast of a line from Lake Andes, to
Sioux Falls to Jackson Minnesota on Wednesday and Thursday.

Minor to localized moderate river flooding will continue through mid
to late week, especially along the Big Sioux and Rock Rivers, and
their tributary creeks.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-Rock-Beadle-
Kingsbury-Brookings-Lake-Moody-
422 AM CDT Mon Apr 10 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Gusty south to southwest winds, combined with warming afternoon
temperatures and lowering humidity levels, will return Tuesday
through Thursday. These conditions may result in high to very high
fire danger across snow-free areas on those days.

.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
Apr 9, 11:04 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDMoody21 days
Apr 10, 1:44 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDMinnehaha, Moody21 days
Apr 10, 3:12 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDMoody21 days
Apr 10, 3:30 AM CDTFire Weather WatchFSDAurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison and 13 more10 hr
Apr 10, 4:18 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDLincoln21 days
Apr 10, 1:44 PM CDTRed Flag WarningFSDAurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay and 14 more31 hr
Apr 9, 11:04 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDRock23 hr
Apr 10, 2:43 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDRock21 days

Nearby

River Flood Warnings in South Dakota, 2023Every river flood warning in 2023

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.