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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD

844 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024



...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity for the 

following rivers in Iowa...



  Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...



Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 

deaths occur in vehicles.



Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.



The next statement will be issued by Wednesday morning.Wednesday 

morning.



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844 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024



...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...



* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is 

  forecast.



* WHERE...Little Sioux River near Milford.



* WHEN...Until further notice.



* IMPACTS...At 14.0 feet, significant amounts of pasture and other 

  farm lands begin to flood.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 7:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 13.7 feet.

  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours

    ending at 7:00 AM CDT Tuesday was 13.7 feet.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.2

    feet tomorrow evening.

  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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  Fld    Observed            Forecasts (7 am CDT)

Location          Stg    Stg    Day/Time     Wed   Thu   Fri



Little Sioux River

Milford           12.0   13.7   Tue 7 am     14.1  14.2  13.9





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LAT...LON 4341 9527 4341 9523 4330 9515 4326 9520

      4326 9527 4329 9523





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