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9/22/2025 11:37:00 AM (UTC)Urgency: ImmediateSeverity: SevereCertainty: Observed
9/22/2025 11:37:00 AM until 9/22/2025 7:00:00 PM
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
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 this evening at 700 PM CDT.
The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South
Dakota...
James River At Columbia affecting Brown 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 forecast.
* WHERE...James River at Columbia.
* WHEN...Until this evening.
* IMPACTS...At 13.0 feet, Flooding of the lower lying agricultural
areas begins.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:00 AM CDT Monday the stage was 13.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 13.0
feet this afternoon.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood