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WGUS83 KFSD 081508  
FLSFSD  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
1008 AM CDT THU JUN 8 2023  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH  
DAKOTA...  
 
JAMES RIVER NEAR MITCHELL AFFECTING DAVISON AND HANSON COUNTIES.  
 
JAMES RIVER NEAR FORESTBURG AFFECTING SANBORN COUNTY.  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS 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 INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.  
 
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT 1215 PM CDT.  
 
 
 
SDC035-061-091715-  
/O.EXT.KFSD.FL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-230612T1200Z/  
/JRMS2.2.ER.230418T0615Z.230428T2215Z.230611T1200Z.NO/  
1008 AM CDT THU JUN 8 2023  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MONDAY MORNING  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...JAMES RIVER NEAR MITCHELL.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 17.0 FEET, THE LOWER BANKS OVERFLOW.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:45 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 17.4 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 8:45 AM CDT THURSDAY WAS 17.4 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 16.4 FEET THURSDAY  
MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 17.0 FEET.  
 
 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 PM CDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME FRI SAT SUN  
 
JAMES RIVER  
MITCHELL 17.0 17.4 THU 8 AM 17.2 17.1 16.9  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4385 9806 4385 9794 4379 9794 4363 9780  
4350 9775 4350 9786 4359 9788 4377 9804  
 
 
 
SDC111-091715-  
/O.EXT.KFSD.FL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-230611T0600Z/  
/FORS2.2.ER.230415T0837Z.230426T1315Z.230610T0600Z.NO/  
1008 AM CDT THU JUN 8 2023  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...JAMES RIVER NEAR FORESTBURG.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 12.0 FEET, FLOODING BEGINS OVER THE LEFT BANK AND A  
FEW COUNTY OR TOWNSHIP ROADS BEGIN TO FLOOD.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:15 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.2 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 9:15 AM CDT THURSDAY WAS 12.2 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE FALLING TO 11.5 FEET  
THURSDAY MORNING.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.  
 
 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 PM CDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME FRI SAT SUN  
 
JAMES RIVER  
FORESTBURG 12.0 12.2 THU 9 AM 12.0 11.9 11.8  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4420 9819 4420 9807 4401 9804 4391 9794  
4385 9794 4385 9806 4390 9806 4398 9814  
 
 
 
SDC005-091715-  
/O.CON.KFSD.FL.W.0027.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
/HURS2.3.ER.230412T1730Z.230424T1900Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
1008 AM CDT THU JUN 8 2023  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...JAMES RIVER AT HURON.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 11.0 FEET, SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF RURAL AREAS WILL  
EXPERIENCE FLOODING.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 9:00 AM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.4 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 9:00 AM CDT THURSDAY WAS 11.5 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN STEADY ABOVE FLOOD  
STAGE AT 11.3 FEET.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.  
 
 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (1 PM CDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME FRI SAT SUN  
 
JAMES RIVER  
HURON 11.0 11.4 THU 9 AM 11.3 11.3 11.3  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4463 9832 4463 9820 4445 9806 4436 9815  
4420 9807 4420 9819 4437 9826 4445 9818  
 
 
 
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