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Sioux County Sheriff's Office
Saturday October 7th, 2017 :: 10:46 a.m. CDT

Alert

Flood Warning until 11:00AM Tuesday

...Flood Warnings continue for locations in South Dakota and Iowa... Big Sioux River Near Brookings Big Sioux River above Hawarden Big Sioux River At Akron .The following river forecasts include forecast precipitation through tonight. Any additional future rains could affect the crest forecasts. Due to moderate to heavy rainfall the past couple days, river stages on the Big Sioux River at Brookings, Hawarden, and Akron will continue rising above flood stage this weekend. The Flood Warning continues for The Big Sioux River above Hawarden.

* Until Tuesday morning.

* At 9 AM Saturday the stage was 20.7 feet.

* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.

* Flood stage is 19.0 feet.

* Forecast...The river will rise to 21.0 feet by Sunday October 8. &&

* AFFECTED AREAS: PLYMOUTH ... SIOUX

Instructions:

Safety message...Do not drive cars through flooded areas. The water depth and road condition may be unsafe. Additional information is available at http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=fsd Stay tuned for further updates by listening to NOAA weather radio... or your local radio and TV stations. The next scheduled statement will be issued tomorrow morning.

Address/Location
Sioux County Sheriff's Office
4363 Ironwood Ave., Ste 1
Orange City, IA 51250

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 712-737-3307

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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