Flash Flood Warning for Dixon, NE; Bon Homme, SD; Clay, SD +2 more

Official alert brief

FFWFSD The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Northern Dixon County in northeastern Nebraska... Southeastern Bon Homme County in southeastern South Dakota... Southern Clay County in southeastern South Dakota... Southwestern Union County in southeastern South Dakota... Southern Yankton County in southeastern South Dakota... * Until 400 AM CDT. * At 100 AM CDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 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 especially urban areas, along with small creeks and streams, highways, streets and underpasses, as well as other poor drainage and low- lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Yankton, Vermillion, Lewis And Clark State Recreation Area, Elk Point, Newcastle, Meckling and Maskell.

Instructions

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.