Alertes en vigueur Ahnberg, SD

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize thedangers of flooding.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.The next statement will be issued by Tuesday morning.

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in SouthDakota...Iowa...Minnesota...James River above Yankton affecting Yankton County.Big Sioux River below Dell Rapids affecting Minnehaha County.Big Sioux River at Sioux Falls I-90 affecting Minnehaha County.Big Sioux River near Brookings affecting Moody and BrookingsCounties.Big Sioux River at Akron affecting Union and Plymouth Counties.Big Sioux River above Hawarden affecting Union, Lincoln and SiouxCounties.Little Sioux River near Correctionville affecting Ida, Cherokeeand Woodbury Counties.Little Sioux River At Linn Grove affecting Clay, Cherokee, BuenaVista and O'Brien Counties.Ocheyedan River near Spencer affecting Clay County.James River near Scotland affecting Bon Homme, Yankton andHutchinson Counties.James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties.Big Sioux River near Richland affecting Union and PlymouthCounties.Big Sioux River at Brandon affecting Lincoln, Lyon and MinnehahaCounties.Spirit Lake near Orleans affecting Dickinson County.West Okoboji Lake near Milford affecting Dickinson County.Little Sioux River at Cherokee affecting Cherokee County.Little Sioux River near Montgomery affecting Dickinson County.Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County.Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County.Little Sioux River above Spencer / Highway 18 affecting ClayCounty.West Fork Des Moines River at Jackson affecting Jackson County.West Fork Des Moines River near Windom affecting Cottonwood andJackson Counties.West Fork Des Moines River near Avoca affecting Cottonwood andMurray Counties.* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.* WHERE...Big Sioux River near Brookings.* WHEN...Until early Wednesday morning.* IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Significant amounts of pasture and farmlands begin flooding on the left bank of the river. The road southof the Brookings water treatment plant is flooded, as is 217thStreet between 468th and 469th Avenues.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 9:45 AM CDT Monday the stage was 9.5 feet.- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hoursending at 9:45 AM CDT Monday was 9.8 feet.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stagelate tonight and continue falling to 6.3 feet Saturdaymorning.- Flood stage is 9.0 feet.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood