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EXPIRED8/26/2025 8:47:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
8/26/2025 8:47:00 AM until 8/27/2025 3:00:00 AM
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/abr.
The next statement will be issued by late tonight at 300 AM CDT.
The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South
Dakota...
Big Sioux River Near Castlewood affecting Hamlin County.
.For sites with a river forecast, the forecast includes
precipitation through the next 24 hours. Any future precipitation
could affect the forecasts.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Big Sioux River near Castlewood.
* WHEN...Until late tonight.
* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Water overtops the culvert on 184th Street
and significant agricultural flooding begins north of Castlewood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 9.4 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:45 AM CDT Tuesday was 9.9 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
late this evening and continue falling to 8.4 feet Sunday
morning.
- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood