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River Flood Warning
Issued: 2:29 AM Jun. 28, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT TO EARLY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Big Sioux River near Watertown.

* WHEN...From late tonight to early tomorrow afternoon.

* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, The lowest banks are overtopped and minimal
areas of pasture land will be flooded

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 9:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 9.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 10.0
feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below
flood stage tomorrow morning.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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River Flood Warning
Issued: 11:07 PM Jun. 27, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring.

* WHERE...South Branch Tributary Mud Creek near Rauville.

* WHEN...Until further notice.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 5:00 PM CDT Friday the stage was 4.3 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 5:00 PM CDT Friday was 4.3 feet.
- Flood stage is 4.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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