Flood Statement
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD

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Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
923 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South
Dakota...

  Vermillion River near Wakonda affecting Clay County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

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

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by Thursday evening.

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SDC027-280430-
/O.CON.KFSD.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-240703T0000Z/
/WKAS2.3.ER.240621T1211Z.240625T1200Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
923 PM CDT Wed Jun 26 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Vermillion River near Wakonda.

* WHEN...Until Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, Minor flooding of low lying areas begins
  in non-leveed areas and some agricultural land will flood if the
  levees fail.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was not available.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    late Monday evening.
  - Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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                Fld    Observed          Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location        Stg    Stg    Day/Time   Thu   Fri   Sat

Vermillion River
Wakonda         14.0    MSG     MSG       MSG  MSG  MSG


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LAT...LON 4308 9700 4308 9694 4289 9689 4289 9695
      4296 9697 4298 9702 4303 9702 4304 9698


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