

000 

WGUS53 KFSD 051809

FFWFSD

MNC033-063-101-105-052100-

/O.NEW.KFSD.FF.W.0008.080605T1807Z-080605T2100Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD

107 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COTTONWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

  JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

  MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

  NORTHEASTERN NOBLES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA



* UNTIL 400 PM CDT



* AT 106 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING FROM A 

  THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES SOUTH OF LISMORE...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF 

  ROCK RAPIDS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROUND

  LAKE...WILMONT...CHANDLER...BREWSTER...LAKE WILSON...FULDA...

  SLAYTON...LAKEFIELD...HERON LAKE...CURRENT LAKE...JACKSON...

  CURRIE...DOVRAY...BERGEN...WINDOM...WESTBROOK...STORDEN...BINGHAM

  LAKE...JEFFERS AND MOUNTAIN LAKE



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1.0 INCH WILL OCCUR IN 20 TO 40 MINUTES 

FROM THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. RUNOFF FROM THESE INTENSE RAINS 

WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND WILL CAUSE 

FLOODING OF ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS IN URBAN AREAS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 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.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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.



LAT...LON 4350 9501 4350 9566 4361 9554 4374 9606

      4419 9593 4420 9536 4415 9509 4412 9509

      4411 9488 4410 9485 4395 9485

TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 217DEG 50KT 4352 9596



$$



MG



000 

WGUS53 KFSD 051809

FFWFSD

MNC033-063-101-105-052100-

/O.NEW.KFSD.FF.W.0008.080605T1807Z-080605T2100Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD

107 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  COTTONWOOD COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

  JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

  MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

  NORTHEASTERN NOBLES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA



* UNTIL 400 PM CDT



* AT 106 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

  HEAVY RAINFALL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING FROM A 

  THUNDERSTORM 16 MILES SOUTH OF LISMORE...OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF 

  ROCK RAPIDS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.



* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ROUND

  LAKE...WILMONT...CHANDLER...BREWSTER...LAKE WILSON...FULDA...

  SLAYTON...LAKEFIELD...HERON LAKE...CURRENT LAKE...JACKSON...

  CURRIE...DOVRAY...BERGEN...WINDOM...WESTBROOK...STORDEN...BINGHAM

  LAKE...JEFFERS AND MOUNTAIN LAKE



RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1.0 INCH WILL OCCUR IN 20 TO 40 MINUTES 

FROM THESE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. RUNOFF FROM THESE INTENSE RAINS 

WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND WILL CAUSE 

FLOODING OF ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS IN URBAN AREAS.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL 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.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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.



LAT...LON 4350 9501 4350 9566 4361 9554 4374 9606

      4419 9593 4420 9536 4415 9509 4412 9509

      4411 9488 4410 9485 4395 9485

TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 217DEG 50KT 4352 9596



$$



MG

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