for NW and W Central South Dakota:
FLOOD WATCH
Issue Date: 717 PM MDT WED OCT 09 2013
Expiration: 900 AM MDT SAT OCT 12 2013
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY RAINFALL TO PARTS
OF WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION
OF HEAVY RAIN...MELTING SNOW...AND SATURATED SOIL WILL LEAD TO
HIGH STREAM FLOWS AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.
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HARDING-PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-RAPID CITY-
CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-JACKSON-
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LEMMON...BISON...
BELLE FOURCHE...FAITH...DUPREE...LEAD...DEADWOOD...SPEARFISH...
RAPID CITY...HILL CITY...MT RUSHMORE...WALL...PHILIP...KADOKA...
STURGIS...UNION CENTER
717 PM MDT WED OCT 9 2013
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA
AND WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS...IN NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...BUTTE...HARDING...NORTHERN
FOOT HILLS AND PERKINS. IN SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...JACKSON.
IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...CENTRAL BLACK HILLS...HAAKON...
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS...NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS...PENNINGTON
CO PLAINS...RAPID CITY...SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS...
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS AND ZIEBACH.
* FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
* PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WILL COMBINE
WITH RUNOFF FROM MELTING SNOW TO CREATE A THREAT OF FLOODING.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER AN INCH ARE EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG RIVERS AND
CREEKS IN THE WATCH AREA...BUT IS NOT IMMINENT. IF YOU ARE IN THE
WATCH AREA...TAKE TIME TO MOVE LIVESTOCK...EQUIPMENT...AND OTHER
PROPERTY FROM LOW LYING AREAS BEFORE FLOODING OCCURS. MONITOR
NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND BE
READY TO QUICKLY MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF RISING WATER LEVELS ARE
OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.