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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

815 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009



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MEADE SD-

815 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MEADE

COUNTY UNTIL 1130 PM MDT...



AT 811 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS THE WARNED 

AREA. 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A SHORT DURATION...AND RUNOFF 

FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAIN FALL WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLOODING 

ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...MAINLY ALONG ALKALI CREEK AND ELK CREEK AS 

WELL AS THEIR TRIBUTARIES.   



DRY CREEK WAS RUNNING ALMOST 300 FEET WIDE 9 MILES NORTH OF BOX 

ELDER. STOCK DAMS WERE ALSO OVERFLOWING. 



RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

OCCUR. IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH CENTRAL 

MEADE COUNTY ALONG ALKALI CREEK AND ELK CREEK.



THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES...ALKALI 

CREEK...ELK CREEK...ANTELOPE CREEK...DRY CREEK AND ELM CREEK.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



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.



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LAT...LON 4440 10277 4420 10287 4429 10339 4448 10336



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