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WGUS43 KFSD 191449
FLWFSD

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
949 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the
following rivers in Iowa...

  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 Thursday afternoon.

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IAC041-201700-
/O.CON.KFSD.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/SPWI4.2.ER.240617T0733Z.240619T1300Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
949 AM CDT Wed Jun 19 2024

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

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
  forecast.

* WHERE...Little Sioux River at Spencer.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, City sewers in Spencer can begin to back
  up. Highway 18 between Spencer and Dickens can start flooding if
  flows on the tributary creeks are also very high.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 14.0 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:00 AM CDT Wednesday was 14.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to remain nearly steady at
    14.0 feet through this evening, and then gradually fall to
    11.0 feet by Monday morning.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                  Fld    Observed          Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location          Stg    Stg    Day/Time   Thu   Fri   Sat

Little Sioux River
Spencer           10.0   14.0   Wed 8 am   13.6  12.6  11.9


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


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