Flood Warning

FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
933 AM CST MON NOV 16 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH
DAKOTA...
  JAMES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD

.THE FOLLOWING RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE FORECAST PRECIPITATION THROUGH
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ANY ADDITIONAL FUTURE PRECIPITATION COULD AFFECT
THE CREST FORECASTS.

THE JAMES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...WITH
LEVELS CONTINUING TO SLOWLY FALL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...FLOOD WATERS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. AVOID DRIVING
YOUR VEHICLE ONTO A FLOODED ROADWAY AS IT ONLY TAKES A LIMITED AMOUNT
OF FLOWING WATER TO LIFT A VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD.

STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABR (LOWER CASE) CLICK ON THE RIVERS/HYDROLOGY LINK.

THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED TOMORROW MORNING.

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933 AM CST MON NOV 16 2009

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE JAMES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* AT 09AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.3 FEET...
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST...

* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET...
* AT 17.0 FEET...COUNTY ROADS BEGIN FLOODING AND THE ROAD 2 MILES
  NORTH OF THE GAGING LOCATION IS ONE OF THE FIRST TO FLOOD.

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LOCATION FLOOD  LATEST OBSERVED   MAXIMUM FORECAST   RECENT OBSERVED
         STAGE  STAGE  TIME       STAGE   TIME       CREST TIME



JAMES RIVER
SFDS2    14.0   16.32 MON 9 AM    16.3  MON 12 PM   16.3  MON 8 AM