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River Flood Warning 25, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this river flood warning at Jun 16, 2024, 7:58 PM CDT for Clay County, Iowa. It was in force for 31 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 16, 2024, 7:58 PM CDT (00:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 17, 2024, 8:05 PM CDT
- In force
- 31 days
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Clay County, IA
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:58 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 Little Sioux River near Spencer / Highway 18 (SPII4).
- Action stage
- 1321 ft
- Minor stage
- 1322 ft
- Moderate stage
- 1324 ft
- Major stage
- 1328 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 Jun 16, 6:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 16, 6:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 16, 3:58 AM CDT, 16 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 358 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 IAZ020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-171000- Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Union- 358 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Iowa, west central Iowa, northeast Nebraska, and southeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight A front focused along Highway 20 may be a focus point for isolated to scattered thunderstorms late Sunday afternoon and evening. If storms can develop, they will pose a risk of golf ball size hail and 60 mph winds. Additional thunderstorms are expected to develop after dark and into Monday morning, though some uncertainty remains on the exact location of development. Any storm overnight will be capable of producing 2 inch diameter hail and very heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Friday. Isolated thunderstorms may be possible late Monday afternoon, and a strong storm could be possible before activity moves northward overnight. A very active weather pattern is likely through the next week, with several chances for thunderstorms capable of marginal severe weather and locally heavy rainfall. One slightly higher risk for severe storms may develop Tuesday afternoon and evening. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this evening through early Monday morning. IAZ001>003-012>014-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040- 050-052>070-171000- Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Lincoln-Murray- Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-Rock-Beadle-Kingsbury- Brookings-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora- Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson- Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton- 358 AM CDT Sun Jun 16 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, central South Dakota, east central South Dakota, south central South Dakota, and southeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Thunderstorms are expected late Sunday evening into Monday morning. Scattered strong to severe storms are possible, with the greatest risks of large hail up to and greater than 2 inches in diameter and 60 mph winds. Additionally, slow moving storms could produce locally heavy rainfall of 2 to 4 inches which could lead to flooding or brief flash flooding. There remains some uncertainty on where storms may develop. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Friday. Thunderstorms are expected to continue through at least early Monday afternoon. While some storms could still produce hail up to golf ball size, the greatest risk will come from locally heavy rain and potential flooding. Additional thunderstorms may begin to develop late Monday afternoon and Monday evening, with the greatest focus for storms west of the James River. Golf ball size hail and 60 mph winds may be possible in this activity. A very active weather pattern is likely through the next week, with several chances for thunderstorms capable of marginal severe weather and locally heavy rainfall. One slightly higher risk for severe storms may develop Tuesday afternoon and evening along and east of Interstate 29. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed late Sunday evening through mid- morning Monday.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Charles Mix, Gregory | 47 min |
| Jun 16, 11:48 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Charles Mix, Gregory | 6 hr |
| Jun 17, 4:54 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Clay, Union | 6 hr |
| Jun 16, 7:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Dickinson | 22 days |
| Jun 16, 7:58 PM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 32 days |
| Jun 17, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Dickinson, Osceola | 45 min |
| Jun 17, 2:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Dickinson, Osceola | 47 min |
| Jun 17, 8:28 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | FSD | Clay | 15 days |
| Jun 17, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Clay | 32 min |
| Jun 17, 4:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Clay | 34 min |
| Jun 17, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 35 min |
Nearby
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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.