FLOOD WARNING
Issue Date: 908 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 908 AM CST MON DEC 14 2009

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH
DAKOTA...
JAMES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD
.THE FOLLOWING RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE FORECAST PRECIPITATION THROUGH
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ANY ADDITIONAL FUTURE PRECIPITATION COULD AFFECT
THE CREST FORECASTS.
THE JAMES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD WILL REMAIN ABOVE FLOOD STAGE...WITH
LEVELS CONTINUING TO SLOWLY FALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SAFETY MESSAGE...FLOOD WATERS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. AVOID DRIVING
YOUR VEHICLE ONTO A FLOODED ROADWAY AS IT ONLY TAKES A LIMITED AMOUNT
OF FLOWING WATER TO LIFT A VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD.
STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/ABR (LOWER CASE) CLICK ON THE RIVERS/HYDROLOGY LINK.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED MONDAY DECEMBER 14TH.
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908 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE JAMES RIVER NEAR STRATFORD
* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* AT 6 AM MONDAY THE STAGE WAS 15.4 FEET...
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST...
* FLOOD STAGE IS 14.0 FEET...
* AT 14.0 FEET...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS BEGIN
FLOODING.
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LOCATION FLOOD  LATEST OBSERVED   MAXIMUM FORECAST   RECENT OBSERVED
STAGE  STAGE  TIME       STAGE   TIME       CREST TIME
JAMES RIVER
SFDS2    14.0   15.41 MON 7 AM    15.4  MON 12 PM   15.4  MON 5 AM

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 455 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST TUE DEC 08 2009

/348 AM MST MON DEC 7 2009/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA...CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND
NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER COLORADO TONIGHT...AND WILL
SPREAD LIGHT SNOW TO WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...WITH UP TO
A HALF INCH POSSIBLE ALONG I90 BY TUESDAY MORNING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE STORM SYSTEM BECOMES BETTER ORGANIZE AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. AT THIS TIME...THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
TO OCCUR SOUTH AND EAST OF THE AREA. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR STORM
TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...ALONG AND SOUTH OF I90 BY
TUESDAY EVENING. AS THE STORM SYSTEM INTENSIFIES SOUTHEAST OF THE
REGION...WRAP AROUND SNOW WILL BE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST IN I29. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
ALONG THE I29 CORRIDOR COULD RANGE FROM AN INCH...ALONG THE NORTH
DAKOTA...SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER...TO AROUND TWO INCHES IN HAMLIN
COUNTY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY BE POSSIBLE BY WEDNESDAY MORNING
ALONG AND EAST OF I29 AS WINDS INCREASE TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.
BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW TEMPERATURES...IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
BELOW ZERO...TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.
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