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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD

537 PM CDT THU AUG 8 2002



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM FOR...



...NORTHWEST BRULE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...



AT 526 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THE MAJORITY 

OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS MOVED TO THE EAST OF THE WARNED AREA. RADAR

RAINFALL ESTIMATES THAT 4 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE LAST 2 

HOURS IN NORTHWEST BRULE COUNTY. THE SHERIFF OFFICE HAS REPORTED SOME 

HOUSE FLOODING IN BARGER PARK. RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAIN WILL 

CONTINUE THROUGH 615 PM IN NORTHWEST BRULE COUNTY.  



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.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT. IT IS

IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS...OR

CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID

CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS.

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