Watches, Warnings & Advisories



One product issued by NWS for: Storm Lake IA

Flood Warning

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

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...

  Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County.

  Little Sioux River At Linn Grove affecting Buena Vista, Cherokee,
  O`Brien and Clay Counties.

  Waterman Creek near Sutherland affecting O`Brien County.

  Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay
  County.

  Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County.

  Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County.

  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 Friday morning.

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IAC021-035-041-141-101630-
/O.EXT.KFSD.FL.W.0009.240510T0400Z-240514T0600Z/
/LNNI4.1.ER.240510T0400Z.240511T1200Z.240513T0600Z.NO/
928 AM CDT Thu May 9 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Little Sioux River at Linn Grove.

* WHEN...From this evening to early Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 18.5 feet, the city park in Sioux Rapids is flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 17.5 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    late this evening to a crest of 19.0 feet Saturday morning.
    It will then fall below flood stage early Monday.
  - Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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

Little Sioux River
Linn Grove        18.0   17.5   Thu 9 am     18.3  19.0  18.6


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LAT...LON 4296 9544 4296 9508 4287 9509 4287 9542
      4292 9547


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