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Friday, June 21, 2024

Flash Flood Warning

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
733 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Western Lyon County in northwestern Iowa...
Western Sioux County in northwestern Iowa...
Southwestern Rock County in southwestern Minnesota...
Eastern Bon Homme County in southeastern South Dakota...
Northwestern Clay County in southeastern South Dakota...
Southeastern Hutchinson County in southeastern South Dakota...
Lincoln County in southeastern South Dakota...
Southeastern McCook County in southeastern South Dakota...
Southern Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota...
Turner County in southeastern South Dakota...
Yankton County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 1130 PM CDT.

* At 733 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 3 inches in 1
hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in
the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Sioux Falls, Yankton, Canton, Tyndall, Parker, Lewis And Clark
State Recreation Area, Brandon, Harrisburg, Tea, Hartford, Lennox,
Springfield, Freeman, Crooks, Garretson, Wall Lake, Centerville,
Worthing and Larchwood.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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LAT...LON 4346 9736 4378 9645 4327 9644 4286 9737
4287 9741 4285 9744 4286 9761 4284 9769
4287 9783 4286 9788 4283 9788 4317 9794

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR