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IAC035-141-143-MNC105-050415-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD

712 PM CDT TUE OCT 4 2005



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA

  OBRIEN COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA

  OSCEOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA

  NOBLES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA



* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT



* AT 710 PM CDT...VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO DEVELOP ALONG A 

  LINE FROM SOUTH OF SIOUX CITY TO AROUND CHEROKEE TO THE 

  WORTHINGTON AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES SINCE LATE 

  AFTERNOON HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND ESTIMATED BY RADAR. REDEVELOPMENT 

  AND TRAINING OF ADDITIONAL STORMS IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING 

  HOURS...RESULTING IN EVEN MORE RAINFALL ON INCREASINGLY SATURATED 

  GROUNDS.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE 

WARNED AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS...STREETS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 

ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF 

CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE SUBJECT TO FLOODING.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY.



LAT...LON 4261 9585 4260 9547 4383 9550 4377 9585



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