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WGUS83 KFSD 222139
FLSFSD

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
439 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

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

  Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.

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 Sunday evening.

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IAC035-232345-
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/CHKI4.3.ER.240621T0652Z.240623T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NR/
439 PM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

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

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
  This is forecasted to exceed the flood of record.

* WHERE...Little Sioux River at Cherokee.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 29.0 feet, water reaches the IFC sensor feed-horn

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 3:00 PM CDT Saturday the stage was 27.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 3:00 PM CDT Saturday was 27.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river will rise to 29.6 feet just after
    midnight tonight. It will then fall early tomorrow afternoon.
    It will rise to 25.0 feet Tuesday morning. It will then fall
    again but remain above flood stage.
  - Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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                  Fld    Observed          Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location          Stg    Stg    Day/Time   Sun   Mon   Tue

Little Sioux River
Cherokee          17.0   27.1   Sat 3 pm   23.4  24.4  24.1


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LAT...LON 4292 9547 4287 9542 4264 9555 4256 9569
      4256 9581 4269 9561 4280 9559


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Meyers