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WGUS83 KFSD 070041
FLSFSD

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
741 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South
Dakota...

  Big Sioux River near Brookings affecting Brookings and Moody
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Additional forecast information is available at
www.weather.gov/siouxfalls.

The next statement will be issued by Monday evening.

&&

SDC011-101-080245-
/O.EXT.KFSD.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-250709T0600Z/
/BRKS2.1.ER.250630T0815Z.250703T1300Z.250708T0600Z.NO/
741 PM CDT Sun Jul 6 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Big Sioux River near Brookings.

* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Significant amounts of pasture and farm
  lands begin flooding on the left bank of the river. The road south
  of the Brookings water treatment plant is flooded, as is 217th
  Street between 468th and 469th Avenues.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 6:45 PM CDT Sunday the stage was 9.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 6:45 PM CDT Sunday was 9.6 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    early Tuesday morning and continue falling to 7.4 feet Friday
    evening.
  - Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
  - Stay up to date with the latest river observations and
    forecasts at: www.water.noaa.gov

&&

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

Big Sioux River
Brookings      9.0    9.5    Sun 6 pm   9.1   8.6   8.2


&&

LAT...LON 4433 9692 4433 9687 4421 9677 4415 9665
      4413 9669 4420 9683


$$

JM