.SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BRING VERY HIGH AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE TO THE
BLACK HILLS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SOILS ARE
SATURATED DUE TO RECENT RAINS. IF SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOP, FLASH FLOODING MAY DEVELOP.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND THE BLACK
HILLS OF WYOMING, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN SOUTH
DAKOTA, THE CENTRAL BLACK HILLS, THE HERMOSA FOOT HILLS, THE
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS, THE NORTHERN FOOT HILLS, THE RAPID CITY
AREA, THE SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS, THE SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS, AND
THE STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS. IN THE BLACK HILLS OF
WYOMING, THE WYOMING BLACK HILLS.

* FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT

* SATURATED SOILS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS
WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING.

* ANY FLOODING THAT DEVELOPS COULD WASH OUT ROADS IN LOW-LYING
AREAS AS WELL AS AFFECT PROPERTY AND CAMPING SITES ALONG,
CREEKS, STREAMS AND RIVERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY
RAIN OVER THE WATCH AREA, WHICH MAY CAUSE FLASH FLOODING ALONG
STREAMS, CREEKS, CANYONS, AND DRAWS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH
AREA, MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATED
FORECASTS. BE READY TO QUICKLY MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND, IF HEAVY
RAIN OCCURS, RISING WATER LEVELS ARE OBSERVED, OR A WARNING IS
ISSUED.

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