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WGUS73 KFSD 052215

FFSFSD



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD

512 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



MNC101-105-117-133-SDC099-101-052315-

/O.CON.KFSD.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080605T2315Z/

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

PIPESTONE MN-MURRAY MN-ROCK MN-NOBLES MN-MOODY SD-MINNEHAHA SD-

512 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR

EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MINNEHAHA...SOUTHEASTERN MOODY...EXTREME

NORTHWESTERN NOBLES...NORTHERN ROCK...WESTERN MURRAY AND PIPESTONE

COUNTIES...



AT 512 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS 

OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE 2 PM...AND ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT HOUR. 

RUNOFF FROM THESE RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HIGH LEVELS ON AREA 

CREEKS AND STREAMS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS STILL POSSIBLE LATER THIS 

EVENING.



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.



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 4419 9644 4418 9593 4373 9606 4385 9660

TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 204DEG 41KT 4408 9611



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MG

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000 

WGUS73 KFSD 052215

FFSFSD



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD

512 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



MNC101-105-117-133-SDC099-101-052315-

/O.CON.KFSD.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080605T2315Z/

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

PIPESTONE MN-MURRAY MN-ROCK MN-NOBLES MN-MOODY SD-MINNEHAHA SD-

512 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR

EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MINNEHAHA...SOUTHEASTERN MOODY...EXTREME

NORTHWESTERN NOBLES...NORTHERN ROCK...WESTERN MURRAY AND PIPESTONE

COUNTIES...



AT 512 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS 

OF 1 TO 2 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED SINCE 2 PM...AND ADDITIONAL 

RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT HOUR. 

RUNOFF FROM THESE RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE HIGH LEVELS ON AREA 

CREEKS AND STREAMS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS STILL POSSIBLE LATER THIS 

EVENING.



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.



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 4419 9644 4418 9593 4373 9606 4385 9660

TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 204DEG 41KT 4408 9611



$$



MG

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