

000 

WGUS53 KABR 220553

FFWABR

SDC029-051-057-220845-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD

1251 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HAMLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...

  CODINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...

  GRANT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...



* UNTIL 345 AM CDT



* AT 1246 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH    

  FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT CONTINUE TO TRACK OVER THE WARNED 

  AREA. SOME ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED IN WATERTOWN DUE TO FLOODING. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAVERLY...

  TWIN BROOKS...TROY...STRANDBURG...STOCKHOLM...SOUTH SHORE...

  RAUVILLE...MARVIN...LA BOLT AND FLORENCE



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING 

OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 

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

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



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 4455 9748 4458 9692 4496 9690 4500 9662

      4533 9673 4510 9747



$$

ALBRECHT

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000 

WGUS53 KABR 220553

FFWABR

SDC029-051-057-220845-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD

1251 AM CDT SUN APR 22 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HAMLIN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...

  CODINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...

  GRANT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...



* UNTIL 345 AM CDT



* AT 1246 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH    

  FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS THAT CONTINUE TO TRACK OVER THE WARNED 

  AREA. SOME ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED IN WATERTOWN DUE TO FLOODING. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAVERLY...

  TWIN BROOKS...TROY...STRANDBURG...STOCKHOLM...SOUTH SHORE...

  RAUVILLE...MARVIN...LA BOLT AND FLORENCE



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING 

OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 

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

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



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO

AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY

DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL

ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED

ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



LAT...LON 4455 9748 4458 9692 4496 9690 4500 9662

      4533 9673 4510 9747



$$

ALBRECHT

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