Flash Flood Warning for Woodbury, IA
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- Woodbury
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What is happening
At 648 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
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Bulletin details
At 648 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Sloan and Hornick.
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Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 6:48AM CDT until August 14 at 8:45AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Official revision - Alert
Flash Flood Warning issued August 14 at 5:38AM CDT until August 14 at 8:45AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Sioux Falls SD. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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