Watches, Warnings & Advisories



One product issued by NWS for: Okoboji IA

Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
918 AM CDT Tue May 28 2024

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

  Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County.

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

  Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay
  County.

  Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson 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 Wednesday morning.

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IAC059-291630-
/O.CON.KFSD.FL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/MIFI4.2.ER.240524T1110Z.240529T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
918 AM CDT Tue May 28 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 14.0 feet, significant amounts of pasture and other
  farm lands begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 8:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 14.1 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 8:00 AM CDT Tuesday was 14.1 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.3
    feet tonight before beginning to fall through the second half
    of the week.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

&&

                  Fld    Observed          Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location          Stg    Stg    Day/Time   Wed   Thu   Fri

Little Sioux River
Milford           12.0   14.1   Tue 8 am   14.3  14.1  13.2


&&

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


$$

Kalin