Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1037 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...Forecast flooding changed from Minor to Moderate severity and
increased in duration for the following rivers in South Dakota...

  Big Sioux River near Brookings affecting Brookings and Moody
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Additional forecast information is available at
www.weather.gov/siouxfalls.

The next statement will be issued by Wednesday afternoon.

&&

SDC011-101-021745-
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/BRKS2.2.ER.250630T0815Z.250702T1800Z.250705T1500Z.NO/
1037 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Big Sioux River near Brookings.

* WHEN...Until late Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, Some farm outbuildings begin to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 10.3 feet.
  - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
    ending at 9:45 AM CDT Tuesday was 10.4 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest around
    10.8 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below
    flood stage late Saturday morning.
  - Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
  - Stay up to date with the latest river observations and
    forecasts at: www.water.noaa.gov

&&

               Fld    Observed          Forecasts (1 pm CDT)
Location       Stg    Stg    Day/Time   Wed   Thu   Fri

Big Sioux River
Brookings      9.0    10.3   Tue 9 am   10.8  10.5  9.8


&&

LAT...LON 4433 9692 4433 9687 4421 9677 4415 9665
      4413 9669 4420 9683


$$

Chapman