RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service

2010-03-16 12:53:48 - Flood - USA

EDIS CODE: FL-20100316-25351-USA
Date & Time: 2010-03-16 12:53:48 [UTC]
Area: USA, State of South Dakota, Vermillion River basin areas,

'!!! WARNING !!!

Damage level: Heavy (Level 3)

Not confirmed information!

Description:

Turner County farmer Dave Smit says flooding in the Vermillion River basin near Davis is the worst in memory. Snowmelt and heavy rain have driven the James, Vermillion and Big Sioux rivers up to and out of their banks in some places. Ice jams near bridges have made the situation worse. National Weather Service hydrologist Mike Gillispie says that barring any more widespread rain, the worst of the flooding should be over by the end of the weekend. But several highways in the Centerville and Davis areas remain closed, along with some roads in the Huron area. In Sioux Falls, city officials have been forced to release untreated wastewater into the Big Sioux River to keep the sanitary sewer system from backing up into people's basements. Officials don't expect any environmental problems.

Posted:2010-03-16 12:53:48 [UTC]