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WGUS83 KFSD 080134  
FLSFSD  
 
FLOOD STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
834 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2025  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING IS EXTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH  
DAKOTA...  
 
JAMES RIVER AT HURON AFFECTING BEADLE COUNTY.  
 
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH  
DAKOTA...  
 
BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR BRUCE AFFECTING BROOKINGS COUNTY.  
 
BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR ESTELLINE AFFECTING BROOKINGS AND HAMLIN  
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 FRIDAY EVENING.  
 
 
 
SDC005-090345-  
/O.EXT.KFSD.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-250811T0300Z/  
/HURS2.1.ER.250808T1200Z.250809T0000Z.250810T0300Z.NO/  
834 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY EVENING  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.  
 
* WHERE...JAMES RIVER AT HURON.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL LATE SUNDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 11.5 FEET, RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL AREAS BEGIN TO  
EXPERIENCE FLOODING  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:00 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.2 FEET.  
- FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE  
TOMORROW MORNING TO A CREST AROUND 12.0 FEET TOMORROW  
EVENING. IT WILL THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE SATURDAY  
EVENING.  
- 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 PM CDT)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME FRI SAT SUN  
 
JAMES RIVER  
HURON 11.5 11.2 THU 8 PM 12.0 11.6 11.1  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4463 9832 4463 9820 4445 9806 4436 9815  
4420 9807 4420 9819 4437 9826 4445 9818  
 
 
 
SDC011-090345-  
/O.CON.KFSD.FL.W.0013.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
/BRCS2.1.ER.250807T0445Z.250808T0045Z.000000T0000Z.NO/  
834 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.  
 
* WHERE...BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR BRUCE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 8.0 FEET, THE LOWER BANKS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE  
RIVER OVERFLOW.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 7:45 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 7:45 PM CDT THURSDAY WAS 8.4 FEET.  
- FORECAST...NO FORECAST IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS LOCATION.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.  
- STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST RIVER OBSERVATIONS AND  
FORECASTS AT: WWW.WATER.NOAA.GOV  
 
 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (UNKNOWN TIME)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME D1 D2 D3  
 
BIG SIOUX RIVER  
BRUCE 8.0 8.4 THU 7 PM MSG MSG MSG  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4450 9690 4450 9684 4449 9685 4440 9689  
4433 9687 4433 9692 4442 9693  
 
 
 
SDC011-057-090345-  
/O.CON.KFSD.FL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/  
/BSES2.1.ER.250806T2045Z.250807T1930Z.000000T0000Z.UU/  
834 PM CDT THU AUG 7 2025  
   
..FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE  
 
* WHAT...MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING.  
 
* WHERE...BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR ESTELLINE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  
 
* IMPACTS...AT 1644.0 FEET, SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF CROP AND PASTURE  
LAND BEGINS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 8:00 PM CDT THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 1644.5 FEET.  
- RECENT ACTIVITY...THE MAXIMUM RIVER STAGE IN THE 24 HOURS  
ENDING AT 8:00 PM CDT THURSDAY WAS 1644.5 FEET.  
- FORECAST...NO FORECAST IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS LOCATION.  
- FLOOD STAGE IS 1644.0 FEET.  
- STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST RIVER OBSERVATIONS AND  
FORECASTS AT: WWW.WATER.NOAA.GOV  
 
 
 
FLD OBSERVED FORECASTS (UNKNOWN TIME)  
LOCATION STG STG DAY/TIME D1 D2 D3  
 
BIG SIOUX RIVER  
ESTELLINE 1644.0 1644.5 THU 8 PM MSG MSG MSG  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4462 9700 4463 9696 4450 9684 4450 9690  
 
 
 
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