Flash Flood Issued Until 11:30pm

Here is the official statement from the Weather Service:

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWESTERN BROOKINGS...
EASTERN KINGSBURY...NORTHWESTERN LAKE AND NORTHEASTERN MINER COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 PM
AT 1007 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS
WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL THIS EVENING FROM HIGHWAY 14
BETWEEN ARLINGTON AND LAKE PRESTON...SOUTHWEST TOWARD OLDHAM AND INTO THE
FAR NORTHEAST CORNER OF MINER COUNTY.
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA.
RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...ARLINGTON...HETLAND...
LAKE PRESTON...LAKE THOMPSON STATE RECREATION AREA AND OLDHAM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF
FLOODING. IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED...ACT QUICKLY. DO NOT ENTER THE WATER.
TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. D
O NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. 

And that picture also shows how much weather will be moving through over the next 48-60 hours. It makes me jealous that there are 2 forecasters for each Weather Service office - just to give you an idea - we've got 5 NWS offices forecasting for different counties in the KDLT viewing area... so that's 10 meteorologists forecasting for different sections in our area... makes it kinda rough on Cody, Aaron and myself, especially when we've got Blizzard Warnings on one half of the state and Severe Thunderstorm Warnings on the other... it's a lot to deal with! But hey - makes the day interesting.

Cody and Aaron will keep you updated on the severe weather potential for Monday and the blizzard/wintry weather as well.

Keep safe!
~KDLT Meteorologist Jesse Ritka