FLASH FLOOD WARNING BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1231 PM CDT MON JUN 16 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... EASTERN BROOKINGS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA EASTERN MINNEHAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA EASTERN MOODY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA LINCOLN COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA LYON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA NOBLES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA PIPESTONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA ROCK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA * UNTIL 630 PM CDT * AT 1224 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WERE MOVING INTO THE WARNED AREA. AVERAGE RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 1 INCH...BUT LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE RAINS WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM THE HEAVY RAINS THIS PAST WEEKEND...SO RAPID RISES ON AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL OCCUR WITH THE RUNOFF FROM THESE RAINS. ALSO...INTENSE RAINFALL RATES OF 0.5 TO 1.0 INCH IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE LEADING TO RAPID FLOODING OF STREETS AND URBAN AREAS. * RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... LUVERNE...MARSHALL...PIPESTONE...SLAYTON...WORTHINGTON...ADRIAN... ARCO...BALATON...BEAVER CREEK...BLUE MOUNDS STATE PARK...CAMDEN STATE PARK...CHANDLER...COTTONWOOD...CURRENT LAKE...CURRIE... DOVRAY...EDGERTON...ELKTON...ELLSWORTH...FLORENCE...FULDA... GARRETSON...GHENT...HARDWICK...HENDRICKS...HILLS...HOLLAND... IVANHOE...JASPER AND LAKE BENTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES... DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM... EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT OR IN A VEHICLE.
Posted on: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 18:22:54 +0000
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