Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
829 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

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Buena Vista IA-Cherokee IA-Clay IA-Dickinson IA-O`Brien IA-
Osceola IA-Plymouth IA-Sioux IA-Jackson MN-Nobles MN-Union SD-
829 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest Iowa, including the following
  counties, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, O`Brien,
  Osceola, Plymouth and Sioux, southwest Minnesota, including the
  following counties, Jackson and Nobles, and southeast South
  Dakota, including the following county, Union.

* WHEN...Until 945 AM CDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations continues. Numerous roads remain closed
  due to flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 827 AM CDT, Emergency management reported flooding from
    heavy rain continues. Between 4 and 9 inches of rain have
    fallen.
  - Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible in the
    warned area.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Spencer In Clay County, Sioux Center, Orange City, Spirit
    Lake, Windom, Jackson In Jackson County, Hawarden, Milford,
    Mountain Lake, Lakefield, Hartley, Sanborn, Alton, Arnolds
    Park, Lake Park, Paullina, Bergen, Primghar, Okoboji and
    Heron Lake.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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.

Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.

&&

LAT...LON 4305 9649 4322 9538 4349 9539 4349 9545
      4394 9546 4402 9486 4350 9485 4350 9491
      4290 9491 4291 9653


$$

Kalin