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WGUS83 KFSD 011004
FLSFSD

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
504 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024

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

  Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson 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 Wednesday evening.Thursday
morning.

&&

IAC059-021215-
/O.CON.KFSD.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-240504T0600Z/
/MIFI4.1.ER.240501T0040Z.240502T0000Z.240503T0600Z.NO/
504 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Little Sioux River near Milford.

* WHEN...Until early Saturday morning.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:00 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 12.4 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 4:00 AM CDT Wednesday was 12.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.2
    feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage early
    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     Thu   Fri   Sat

Little Sioux River
Milford           12.0   12.4   Wed 4 am     12.9  11.7  10.7


&&

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


$$

JM