Flood Warning

Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
814 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...

  Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay 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 Friday morning.

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IAC041-171515-
/O.CON.KFSD.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240519T1200Z/
/SPWI4.1.ER.240501T0257Z.240510T1015Z.240518T1200Z.NO/
814 AM CDT Thu May 16 2024

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Little Sioux River at Spencer.

* WHEN...Until Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, the right bank overflows, and minor
  flooding of the Spencer city park and some rural agricultural
  areas begins.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 7:00 AM CDT Thursday the stage was 10.5 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 7:00 AM CDT Thursday was 10.8 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
    Saturday and continue falling.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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  Fld    Observed            Forecasts (7 am CDT)
Location          Stg    Stg    Day/Time     Fri   Sat   Sun

Little Sioux River
Spencer           10.0   10.5   Thu 7 am     10.1  10.0  9.8


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LAT...LON 4317 9520 4317 9514 4313 9502 4300 9501
      4296 9508 4296 9516 4306 9508 4312 9519


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Kalin