000 FLUS43 KFSD 012003 HWOFSD HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 303 PM CDT WED APR 01 2009 SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098- IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-021200- AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA- CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE- DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON- IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN- LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN- OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN- SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON- 303 PM CDT WED APR 01 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FLOODING... CONTINUED MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG PARTS OF THE BIG SIOUX AND JAMES RIVER BASINS THROUGH THE WEEK DUE TO RECENT SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL. THE FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG THE JAMES RIVER BASIN FROM HURON TO SCOTLAND...AND ALONG THE BIG SIOUX RIVER BASIN AROUND THE BROOKINGS AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS WEEKEND...AND AFFECT THE AREA WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BEGIN AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW LATER FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY...WITH MOSTLY RAIN EXPECTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. HOWEVER...ANY MIXTURE SHOULD CHANGE QUICKLY TO ALL SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST OVER THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW COULD BECOME QUITE HEAVY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90...CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING IN NORTHWEST IOWA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD ALSO BE A PROBLEM WITH STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AS THE TRACK OF THIS STORM BECOMES MORE CLEAR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT. && FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SIOUXFALLS. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. $$ RSR