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WGUS83 KFSD 090800
FLSFSD

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
300 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...The Flood Warning continues 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 late tonight.

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IAC041-101000-
/O.CON.KFSD.FL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240514T1800Z/
/SPOI4.2.ER.240507T0852Z.240509T1200Z.240513T1800Z.NO/
300 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Ocheyedan River near Spencer.

* WHEN...Until early Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 10.5 feet, major agricultural flooding begins and
  some county roads are also flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 2:45 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 10.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 2:45 AM CDT Thursday was 10.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.1
    feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage early
    Monday afternoon.
  - Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

               Fld    Observed            Forecasts (1 am CDT)
Location       Stg    Stg    Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Ocheyedan River
Spencer        8.0    10.1   Thu 2 am     9.7   9.3   8.6


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


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