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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD

1038 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR...



...SOUTHERN MINNEHAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...

...SOUTHERN MCCOOK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...



WEATHER SERVICE RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS 

FALLEN SINCE 8 PM ACROSS SOUTHERN MCCOOK AND MINNEHAHA COUNTIES. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH 1130 PM. 

THE RUNOFF FROM THESE RAINS WILL RESULT IN RAPIDLY RISING WATER 

LEVELS ON THE STREAMS AND CREEKS...AND COULD ALSO LEAD TO FLOODING 

OF ROADS AND INTERSECTIONS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.

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