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000 

WGUS73 KFSD 051951

FFSFSD



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD

249 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



MNC033-063-101-105-052100-

/O.CON.KFSD.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080605T2100Z/

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

MURRAY MN-COTTONWOOD MN-NOBLES MN-JACKSON MN-

249 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR

JACKSON...NORTHEASTERN NOBLES...COTTONWOOD AND MURRAY COUNTIES...



AT 249 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING OF MANY STREETS IN WINDOM. THE WINDOM AIRPORT REPORTED 1.38 

INCH OF RAINFALL IN 40 MINUTES BETWEEN 155 PM AND 235 PM.



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.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING

FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT

THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH

DAKOTA.



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 1949Z 217DEG 50KT 4410 9581 4403 9492



$$



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000 

WGUS73 KFSD 051951

FFSFSD



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD

249 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



MNC033-063-101-105-052100-

/O.CON.KFSD.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080605T2100Z/

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

MURRAY MN-COTTONWOOD MN-NOBLES MN-JACKSON MN-

249 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR

JACKSON...NORTHEASTERN NOBLES...COTTONWOOD AND MURRAY COUNTIES...



AT 249 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING OF MANY STREETS IN WINDOM. THE WINDOM AIRPORT REPORTED 1.38 

INCH OF RAINFALL IN 40 MINUTES BETWEEN 155 PM AND 235 PM.



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.



A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING

FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.



A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT

THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH

DAKOTA.



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 1949Z 217DEG 50KT 4410 9581 4403 9492



$$



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