Flash Flood Watch in effect from 7 PM CDT this evening through Friday morning...
Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Thunderstorms likely in the evening...then chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe with heavy rainfall in the evening. Lows in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Friday
Mostly cloudy. Chance of thunderstorms in the morning... then slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Partly cloudy in the evening...then mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s.
... Flash Flood Watch in effect from 7 PM CDT this evening through Friday morning...
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Flash Flood Watch for portions of northwest Iowa... northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota... including the following areas... in northwest Iowa... Buena Vista... Cherokee... Clay... Dickinson... Ida... Lyon... Obrien... Osceola... Plymouth... Sioux and Woodbury. In northeast Nebraska... Dakota and Dixon. In southeast South Dakota... Clay... Lincoln... Union and Yankton.
* From 7 PM CDT this evening through Friday morning
* locally heavy rainfall of 1 to 3 inches is possible this evening and overnight. Rainfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour are also possible... dropping an inch of rain or more in 15 to 30 minutes.
* Areas that have received heavy rains in the past 3 to 10 days could see flash flooding on creeks and streams with these additional rains... and any urbanized areas that receive the heaviest rainfall rates could see widespread flooding of streets and underpasses.Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.
Local Storm Report
07/09/2009 0841 am
1 miles NW of North Sioux card, Union County.
Thunderstorm wind gust e60.00 mph, reported by trained spotter.
Estimated 60 mph winds
07/09/2009 0841 am
1 miles NW of North Sioux c, Union County.
Thunderstorm wind gust e60 mph, reported by trained spotter.
Estimated 60 mph winds
07/07/2009 0915 PM
4 miles S of Alcester, Union County.
Hail e1.00 inch, reported by public.
1 inch hail in very heavy rain
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 5:37 PM CDT on July 9, 2009
... Sioux Falls climate data up to 530 PM CDT...
high temperature so far today... . 79 low temperature so far today... . 64 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.23
... Huron climate data up to 530 PM CDT...
high temperature so far today... . 84 low temperature so far today... . 68 precipitation since midnight... .. 0.43
... Sioux City climate data up to 530 PM CDT...
high temperature so far today... . 82 low temperature so far today... . 65 precipitation since midnight... .. 1.14 Missouri River stage... ... ... ... . 17.87