Flood Statement
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
741 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...

  Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay
  County.

  Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County.

  Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by Monday morning.

&&

IAC041-101445-
/O.CON.KFSD.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/SPII4.2.ER.240524T2045Z.240606T1115Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
741 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 1322.5 feet, Most banks begin to be overtopped and
  overspill into nearby agricultural land.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:00 AM CDT Saturday, June 08 the stage was 1323.9 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 5:00 AM CDT Saturday was 1323.9 feet.
  - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
  - Flood stage is 1322.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

  Fld    Observed          Forecasts (unknown time)
Location            Stg    Stg    Day/Time   d1    d2    d3

Little Sioux River
Spencer / Highway 1 1322.0 1323.9 Sat 5 am   MSG   MSG   MSG


&&

LAT...LON 4326 9527 4326 9520 4321 9521 4317 9514
      4317 9520 4321 9526


$$

IAC059-101445-
/O.CON.KFSD.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MIFI4.2.ER.240524T1110Z.240605T0100Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
741 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Little Sioux River near Milford.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, significant amounts of pasture and other
  farm lands begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was estimated at 14.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 12.5 feet Friday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                  Fld    Observed          Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location          Stg    Stg    Day/Time   Mon   Tue   Wed

Little Sioux River
Milford           12.0  E14.1   Sun 7 am   13.7  13.4  13.1


&&

LAT...LON 4341 9527 4341 9523 4330 9515 4326 9520
      4326 9527 4329 9523


$$

IAC041-101445-
/O.CON.KFSD.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/SPWI4.1.ER.240521T2027Z.240604T0900Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
741 AM CDT Sun Jun 9 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Little Sioux River at Spencer.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Most of the floodplain through the center
  of Spencer is flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 AM CDT Sunday the stage was estimated at 12.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 10.0 feet Friday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                  Fld    Observed          Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location          Stg    Stg    Day/Time   Mon   Tue   Wed

Little Sioux River
Spencer           10.0  E12.0   Sun 7 am   11.4  11.0  10.5


&&

LAT...LON 4317 9520 4317 9514 4313 9502 4300 9501
      4296 9508 4296 9516 4306 9508 4312 9519


$$

Chapman