Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
526 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...The Flood Warning is extended 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.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by Wednesday morning.

&&

IAC041-081230-
/O.EXT.KFSD.FL.W.0008.240507T1026Z-240509T1400Z/
/SPOI4.1.ER.240507T0852Z.240507T1800Z.240508T1400Z.NO/
526 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO LATE
THURSDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Ocheyedan River near Spencer.

* WHEN...From early this morning to late Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, minor flooding of pasture land begins.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 8.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 4:45 AM CDT Tuesday was 8.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 8.5
    feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
    tomorrow morning.
  - Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

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

Ocheyedan River
Spencer        8.0    8.1    Tue 4 am     8.1   7.1   6.6


&&

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


$$

JM