Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Sioux Falls, SD

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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
954 AM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025

...The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls SD has issued a Flood
Warning for the following river in South Dakota...

  James River at Huron affecting Beadle County.

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 Saturday afternoon.

&&

SDC005-231700-
/O.NEW.KFSD.FL.W.0016.250823T0600Z-250827T1800Z/
/HURS2.1.ER.250823T0600Z.250824T0600Z.250826T1800Z.NO/
954 AM CDT Fri Aug 22 2025

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...James River at Huron.

* WHEN...From late tonight to early Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Rural and agricultural areas begin to
  experience flooding

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 9:00 AM CDT Friday the stage was 11.2 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    around midnight tonight and continue rising to a crest around
    12.7 feet Sunday morning.
  - Flood stage is 11.5 feet.
  - Stay up to date with the latest river observations and
    forecasts at: www.water.noaa.gov

&&

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

James River
Huron      11.5   11.2   Fri 9 am   11.8  12.7  12.2


&&

LAT...LON 4463 9832 4463 9820 4445 9806 4436 9815
      4420 9807 4420 9819 4437 9826 4445 9818


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