Flood Statement
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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
827 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

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

  Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...

  Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County.

  Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County.

  Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 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 Tuesday evening.

&&

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827 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO SATURDAY
EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Ocheyedan River near Spencer.

* WHEN...From this evening to Saturday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 9.5 feet, Additional pasture and agricultural land
  begins to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:45 PM CDT Monday the stage was 8.2 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:45 PM CDT Monday was 8.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.1
    feet early Wednesday morning. It will then fall below flood
    stage Friday evening.
  - Flood stage is 8.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

               Fld    Observed          Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location       Stg    Stg    Day/Time   Tue   Wed   Thu

Ocheyedan River
Spencer        8.0    8.2    Mon 7 pm   9.0   8.5   8.3


&&

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


$$

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827 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Little Sioux River at Spencer.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Most of the floodplain through the center
  of Spencer is flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 11.3 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:00 PM CDT Monday was 11.3 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.9
    feet Wednesday morning.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                  Fld    Observed          Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location          Stg    Stg    Day/Time   Tue   Wed   Thu

Little Sioux River
Spencer           10.0   11.3   Mon 7 pm   12.6  12.6  12.2


&&

LAT...LON 4317 9520 4317 9514 4313 9502 4300 9501
      4296 9508 4296 9516 4306 9508 4312 9519


$$

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827 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

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

* WHERE...Little Sioux River near Milford.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 16.5 feet, The lowest portion of 180th St is flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 PM CDT Monday the stage was 15.4 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:00 PM CDT Monday was 15.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise to 15.9 feet just after
    midnight tonight. It will then fall early Wednesday morning.
    It will rise to 15.4 feet early Wednesday afternoon. It will
    then fall again but remain above flood stage.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                  Fld    Observed          Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location          Stg    Stg    Day/Time   Tue   Wed   Thu

Little Sioux River
Milford           12.0   15.4   Mon 7 pm   15.2  15.3  14.8


&&

LAT...LON 4341 9527 4341 9523 4330 9515 4326 9520
      4326 9527 4329 9523


$$

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/SPII4.1.ER.240616T2045Z.240618T0030Z.000000T0000Z.UU/
827 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 1322.5 feet, Most banks begin to be overtopped and
  overspill into nearby agricultural land.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:30 PM CDT Monday the stage was 1322.9 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:30 PM CDT Monday was 1322.9 feet.
  - Forecast...No forecast is available for this location.
  - Flood stage is 1322.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

  Fld    Observed          Forecasts (unknown time)
Location            Stg    Stg    Day/Time   d1    d2    d3

Little Sioux River
Spencer / Highway 1 1322.0 1322.9 Mon 7 pm   MSG   MSG   MSG


&&

LAT...LON 4326 9527 4326 9520 4321 9521 4317 9514
      4317 9520 4321 9526


$$

JM