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WGUS43 KFSD 081125
FLWFSD

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
625 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

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

  Ocheyedan River near 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 morning.

&&

IAC041-091330-
/O.EXT.KFSD.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240513T0000Z/
/SPOI4.2.ER.240507T0852Z.240508T1800Z.240512T0000Z.NO/
625 AM CDT Wed May 8 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Ocheyedan River near Spencer.

* WHEN...Until Sunday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, significant amounts of pasture and other
  farm land begin flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 5:45 AM CDT Wednesday the stage was 9.4 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 5:45 AM CDT Wednesday was 9.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.6
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage
    Saturday evening.
  - Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Ocheyedan River
Spencer        8.0    9.4    Wed 5 am     9.2   8.7   8.2


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LAT...LON 4317 9531 4314 9516 4313 9514 4312 9520
      4313 9531


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