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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
326 PM CDT Tue Mar 12 2019

...The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a flood 
watch for the following rivers in South Dakota...Iowa...Minnesota...

  Vermillion River Near Wakonda
  Big Sioux River below Dell Rapids
  Big Sioux River At Sioux Falls I-90
  Big Sioux River At Sioux Falls North Cliff
  Big Sioux River above Hawarden
  Big Sioux River At Akron
  Split Rock Creek Near Corson
  Skunk Creek At Sioux Falls
  Rock River At Luverne
  Rock River At Rock Rapids
  Rock River At Rock Valley
  Floyd River At Sheldon
  Floyd River At Alton
  West Branch Floyd River Near Struble
  Floyd River At Le Mars
  Floyd River At Merrill
  Floyd River Near James
  Ocheyedan River Near Spencer
  Little Sioux River near Milford
  Little Sioux River at Spencer
  Little Sioux River At Linn Grove
  Little Sioux River At Cherokee
  Little Sioux River Near Correctionville
  West Fork Ditch Near Hornick
 
.The following river forecasts include forecast precipitation through
Thursday morning. Any additional future rains could affect the crest 
forecasts. 
 
Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are expected across the region from 
Wednesday through Thursday. These rains will be falling on top of a 
snow pack that contains 1 to 3 inches of water to the south of I-90,
and 3 to 5 plus inches north of I-90. Temperatures will also remain 
above freezing from this afternoon through Thursday afternoon before 
colder air moves into the area from the west.

There is still considerable uncertainty on the amount and location of
the rainfall, and even more uncertainty on how the existing snow pack
will respond to the warmer temperatures and additional water content
from these rains. Also, there is a high probability of seeing at least
some of the water from the rain and snow melt ponding in ditches and 
fields where deep snow and ice is blocking the culverts and other outlets
for the runoff, thus preventing that water from making it into the 
rivers and streams.

Ice jam flooding is also a possibility through the end of this week, but
impacts from this should be minor, with the possible exception of the
rivers and streams in northwest Iowa where the amount of flow into the
main rivers could be more significant.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Safety message...Do not drive cars through flooded areas. the water 
depth and road condition may be unsafe.

Additional information is available at 
 
http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=fsd

Stay tuned for further updates by listening to NOAA weather radio...
or your local radio and TV stations.

The next scheduled statement will be issued tomorrow morning.

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326 PM CDT Tue Mar 12 2019

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a 
Flood Watch for 
 The Little Sioux River near Milford 
* From 3 AM Thursday until further notice
* At 02PM Tuesday the stage was...9.5 feet.
* Moderate flooding is forecast.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

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LAT...LON 4341 9527 4341 9521 4334 9520 4331 9515
          4321 9517 4321 9528 4330 9525

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