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WGUS73 KFSD 161856

FFSFSD

IAC093-161930-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD

151 PM CDT WED JUN 16 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR IDA COUNTY...



AT 147 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED LEVELS 

RISING ON THE ODEBOLT CREEK AND BATTLE CREEK...AS WELL AS THE MAPLE 

RIVER IN IDA COUNTY. STREET FLOODING ALSO CONTINUES IN TOWNS AND 

CITIES...ESPECIALLY IDA GROVE AND BATTLE CREEK.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL CONTINUES TO CAUSE FLOODING OF 

SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS AND UNDERPASSES. 



ADDITIONALLY...COUNTRY ROADS AND FARMLANDS ALONG THE BANKS OF 

CREEKS...STREAMS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ARE ALSO FLOODING. 

SEVERAL COUNTY ROADS ARE UNDER WATER.



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.



LAT...LON 4254 9566 4223 9567 4223 9536 4256 9535



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