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Here's something I never thought I'd ever upload: A Flash Flood Emergency issued for Sioux, IA due to a levee breach on the Rock River in Rock Valley. Recorded around 2 AM local time with AmaRecTV and the Trilithic EASyPLUS this channel has popularized.

== Alert details (pulled from IEM) ==
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
156 AM CDT Sat Jun 22 2024

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR FOR THE CITY OF ROCK VALLEY...

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

Flash Flood Warning for...
A Levee Failure on the Rock River in...
Northwestern Sioux County in northwestern Iowa...

Until 500 AM CDT.

At 156 AM CDT, Local law enforcement and emergency management
reported a levee breach on the Rock River in Rock Valley north of
16th Street west of Main Street failed causing flash flooding of
immediately surrounding areas.

This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for For the City of Rock Valley.
This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding from a levee failure.

SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.

IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW! IMMEDIATE EVACUATION for areas near
the levee break.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Rock Valley.

Faith Reformed Church has opened as a shelter. If you are able,
please contact relatives and friends in the evacuation zone to alert
them to get to safety.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

If you are in low lying areas along the you should move to higher
ground immediately.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

== Alert Update (issued around 5 AM) ==
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR A LEVEE BREACH ON THE ROCK RIVER AT ROCK
VALLEY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR NORTHWESTERN
SIOUX COUNTY...

Flooding continues with evacuations ongoing, however the rapid rise
of water has slowed. Please continue to follow the directions of
local officials. A Flood Warning for river and areal flooding
remains in effect.

A Flood Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT Saturday for
portions of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, and southeast South
Dakota.