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LYON IA-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY IA-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION-
313 PM CDT MON MAR 11 2019

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA, SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA, NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, AND SOUTH DAKOTA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN IOWA, BUENA VISTA, CHEROKEE, CLAY IA, DICKINSON, IDA, LYON IA, O'BRIEN, OSCEOLA, PLYMOUTH, SIOUX, AND WOODBURY. IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA, JACKSON, NOBLES, AND ROCK. IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, DAKOTA AND DIXON. IN SOUTH DAKOTA, BON HOMME, CHARLES MIX, CLAY SD, DOUGLAS, HUTCHINSON, LINCOLN SD, MINNEHAHA, TURNER, UNION, AND YANKTON.

* FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING

* A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WARMER AIR NORTHWARD, ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WEDNESDAY, WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. THIS COMBINATION OF CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF RIVER FLOODING, AS WELL AS AERIAL FLOODING DUE THE THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN, SNOWMELT, AND POOR DRAINAGE DUE TO FROZEN SOILS.

* SIGNIFICANT AND RAPID RIVER AND STREAM LEVEL INCREASES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO RUNOFF WITH ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL FOR LOCALIZED ICE JAMS. ADDITIONALLY, FLOODING OF CITY STREETS, INTERSECTIONS, AND PARKING LOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THOSE ALONG RIVERS ARE URGED TO MONITOR THEIR FORECAST AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS. RESIDENTS ARE ALSO URGED TO CLEAR STORM DRAINS AND MAKE SURE DOWNSPOUTS ARE CLEAR TO DRAIN.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.