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WGUS43 KFSD 241801
FLWFSD

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
101 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

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083-087-099-125-127-251800-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Buena Vista IA-Cherokee IA-Clay IA-Dickinson IA-Lyon IA-O`Brien
IA-Osceola IA-Sioux IA-Jackson MN-Nobles MN-Rock MN-Clay SD-
Davison SD-Hanson SD-Hutchinson SD-Lincoln SD-McCook SD-Minnehaha
SD-Turner SD-Union SD-
101 PM CDT Mon Jun 24 2024

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. This
  extends the previous areal flood warnings which were in effect.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest Iowa, including the following
  counties, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O`Brien,
  Osceola and Sioux, southwest Minnesota, including the following
  counties, Jackson, Nobles and Rock, and southeast South Dakota,
  including the following counties, Clay, Davison, Hanson,
  Hutchinson, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Turner and Union.

* WHEN...Until 100 PM CDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
  and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Several
  structures are flooded and some sand bagging operations are
  continuing. Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 1257 PM CDT, emergency management reported heavy rain in
    the warned area due to thunderstorms. Flooding is already
    occurring. Between 4 and 16 inches of rain have fallen,
    highest across portions of Turner and Lincoln Counties in
    South Dakota, as well as Sioux and Lyon Counties in Iowa,
    where widespread 10 to 16 inches of rain fell.
  - Flooding impacts will continue, but the chance for additional
    rainfall in the next 2 to 3 days is low.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include...
    Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Spencer In Clay County, Sioux Center,
    Orange City, Sheldon, Spirit Lake, Jackson In Jackson County,
    Canton, Sibley, Rock Rapids, Hawarden, Beresford, Parker,
    Lake Vermillion State Recreation Area, Harrisburg, Tea, Rock
    Valley, Milford and Hull.
  - 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.

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LAT...LON 4361 9822 4384 9816 4384 9713 4350 9713
      4350 9545 4385 9546 4384 9486 4350 9485
      4350 9491 4290 9491 4291 9653 4304 9648
      4308 9715 4317 9716 4317 9740 4350 9740
      4350 9811


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JH