Sep 2, 2010 8:43 PM CDT From the InterWARN Weather Center... WGUS43 KFSD 021348 FLWFSD BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 848 AM CDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH DAKOTA...MINNESOTA... BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR BROOKINGS REDWOOD RIVER AT RUSSELL REDWOOD RIVER NEAR MARSHALL .THE FOLLOWING RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE FORECAST PRECIPITATION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ANY ADDITIONAL FUTURE RAINS COULD AFFECT THE CREST FORECASTS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES FELL OVERNIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 14 IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6.5 INCHES WERE ALSO REPORTED AND ESTIMATED BY RADAR. RUNOFF FROM THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE FLOODING ON THE REDWOOD RIVER IN MINNESOTA AND THE BIG SIOUX RIVER IN BROOKINGS AND NORTHERN MOODY COUNTIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA. 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://WWW.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. && SDC011-101-031748- /O.NEW.KFSD.FL.W.0155.100903T1412Z-100908T0800Z/ /BRKS2.2.ER.100903T1412Z.100905T0000Z.100907T0800Z.NO/ 848 AM CDT THU SEP 2 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR BROOKINGS. * FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * AT 07AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.4 FEET. * MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 9.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY 9 AM FRIDAY AND CREST NEAR 10.6 FEET BY SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 04. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 07. * AT STAGES NEAR 10.3 FEET...473RD AVENUE NORTH OF THE GAGE BEGINS TO FLOOD. $$ && LOCATION FLOOD LATEST OBSERVED MAXIMUM FORECAST STAGE STAGE TIME STAGE TIME BIG SIOUX RIVER BRKS2 9.0 7.38 THU 7 AM 10.6 SAT 7 PM REDWOOD RIVER RUSM5 14.0 11.77 THU 8 AM 14.7 FRI 4 AM MMLM5 14.0 E11.50 THU 7 AM 14.4 FRI 1 PM MG WWWW WGUS43 KFSD 021348 FLWFSD BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 848 AM CDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH DAKOTA...MINNESOTA... BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR BROOKINGS REDWOOD RIVER AT RUSSELL REDWOOD RIVER NEAR MARSHALL .THE FOLLOWING RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE FORECAST PRECIPITATION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ANY ADDITIONAL FUTURE RAINS COULD AFFECT THE CREST FORECASTS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES FELL OVERNIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 14 IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6.5 INCHES WERE ALSO REPORTED AND ESTIMATED BY RADAR. RUNOFF FROM THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE FLOODING ON THE REDWOOD RIVER IN MINNESOTA AND THE BIG SIOUX RIVER IN BROOKINGS AND NORTHERN MOODY COUNTIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA. 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://WWW.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. && MNC083-031748- /O.NEW.KFSD.FL.W.0156.100903T0319Z-100904T1341Z/ /RUSM5.1.ER.100903T0319Z.100903T0900Z.100903T1341Z.UU/ 848 AM CDT THU SEP 2 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE REDWOOD RIVER AT RUSSELL. * FROM THIS EVENING TO SATURDAY MORNING. * AT 08AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY 10 PM THURSDAY AND CREST NEAR 14.7 FEET BY FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 03. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 03. * AT STAGES NEAR 14.0 FEET...THE RIGHT BANK OVERFLOWS FLOODING SOME LOW LYING AREAS. $$ && LOCATION FLOOD LATEST OBSERVED MAXIMUM FORECAST STAGE STAGE TIME STAGE TIME BIG SIOUX RIVER BRKS2 9.0 7.38 THU 7 AM 10.6 SAT 7 PM REDWOOD RIVER RUSM5 14.0 11.77 THU 8 AM 14.7 FRI 4 AM MMLM5 14.0 E11.50 THU 7 AM 14.4 FRI 1 PM MG WWWW WGUS43 KFSD 021348 FLWFSD BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 848 AM CDT THU SEP 2 2010 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH DAKOTA...MINNESOTA... BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR BROOKINGS REDWOOD RIVER AT RUSSELL REDWOOD RIVER NEAR MARSHALL .THE FOLLOWING RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE FORECAST PRECIPITATION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ANY ADDITIONAL FUTURE RAINS COULD AFFECT THE CREST FORECASTS. WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES FELL OVERNIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 14 IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF UP TO 6.5 INCHES WERE ALSO REPORTED AND ESTIMATED BY RADAR. RUNOFF FROM THESE HEAVY RAINS WILL CAUSE FLOODING ON THE REDWOOD RIVER IN MINNESOTA AND THE BIG SIOUX RIVER IN BROOKINGS AND NORTHERN MOODY COUNTIES IN SOUTH DAKOTA. 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://WWW.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. && MNC083-031747- /O.NEW.KFSD.FL.W.0157.100903T0900Z-100905T1500Z/ /MMLM5.1.ER.100903T0900Z.100903T1800Z.100904T1500Z.NO/ 848 AM CDT THU SEP 2 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE REDWOOD RIVER NEAR MARSHALL. * FROM LATE TONIGHT TO SUNDAY MORNING. * AT 07AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS ESTIMATED AT 11.5 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY 4 AM FRIDAY AND CREST NEAR 14.4 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 04. * AT STAGES NEAR 14.0 FEET...THERE WILL BE MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS OUTSIDE OF MARSHALL. $$ && LOCATION FLOOD LATEST OBSERVED MAXIMUM FORECAST STAGE STAGE TIME STAGE TIME BIG SIOUX RIVER BRKS2 9.0 7.38 THU 7 AM 10.6 SAT 7 PM REDWOOD RIVER RUSM5 14.0 11.77 THU 8 AM 14.7 FRI 4 AM MMLM5 14.0 E11.50 THU 7 AM 14.4 FRI 1 PM MG WWWW FLUS43 KFSD 021622 HWOFSD HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1120 AM CDT THU SEP 02 2010 SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098- IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-031200- AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA- CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE- DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON- IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN- LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN- OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN- SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON- 1120 AM CDT THU SEP 02 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY SCATTERED SHOWERS REDEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON NORTHEAST OF A HURON TO SIOUX FALLS TO STORM LAKE IOWA LINE. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...BUT ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND SMALL HAIL. WIND AND FOG... WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON FROM CHAMBERLAIN AND GREGORY EAST INTO PARTS OF THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. FIRE DANGER... THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH HIGH TO VERY HIGH THIS AFTERNOON IN GREGORY COUNTY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. $$ Stay tuned to this web site for the latest weather information...