Flood Warning for Aurelia, Iowa
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
901 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa...
Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County.
Waterman Creek near Sutherland affecting O`Brien County.
Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting Clay
County.
Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County.
Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County.
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Iowa...
Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay 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 Friday evening.
IAC035-040415-
/O.EXT.KFSD.FL.W.0004.240503T0201Z-240507T1800Z/
/CHKI4.1.ER.240503T0032Z.240503T1800Z.240506T1800Z.NO/
901 PM CDT Thu May 2 2024
...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO EARLY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Little Sioux River at Cherokee.
* WHEN...From this evening to early Tuesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 18.0 feet, Cherokee city park begins to flood on the
south bank of the river.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:00 PM CDT Thursday the stage was 17.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 18.1
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage early Monday afternoon.
- Flood stage is 17.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Fld Observed Forecasts (7 pm CDT)
Location Stg Stg Day/Time Fri Sat Sun
Little Sioux River
Cherokee 17.0 17.0 Thu 7 pm 18.1 17.3 17.0
LAT...LON 4292 9547 4287 9542 4264 9555 4256 9569
4256 9581 4269 9561 4280 9559