Flood Warning for Rossie, Iowa
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
849 PM CDT Wed May 15 2024
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...
Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County.
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in Iowa...
Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued by this evening.
IAC041-170400-
/O.EXT.KFSD.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240519T1200Z/
/SPWI4.1.ER.240501T0257Z.240510T1015Z.240518T1200Z.NO/
849 PM CDT Wed May 15 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Little Sioux River at Spencer.
* WHEN...Until Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, the right bank overflows, and minor
flooding of the Spencer city park and some rural agricultural
areas begins.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 PM CDT Wednesday the stage was 10.7 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:15 PM CDT Wednesday was 10.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
Saturday morning and continue falling to 9.5 feet Monday
evening.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Fld Observed Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Thu Fri Sat
Little Sioux River
Spencer 10.0 10.7 Wed 7 pm 10.2 10.0 9.8
LAT...LON 4317 9520 4317 9514 4313 9502 4300 9501
4296 9508 4296 9516 4306 9508 4312 9519