FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RAPID CITY HAS ISSUED A
    
    * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
     SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...
     INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...
     NORTHERN FOOT HILLS. IN SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA...BENNETT...
     CUSTER CO PLAINS...FALL RIVER...HERMOSA FOOT HILLS...JACKSON...
     SHANNON...SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS AND SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS. IN
     WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...CENTRAL BLACK HILLS...HAAKON...
     NORTHERN BLACK HILLS...PENNINGTON CO PLAINS...RAPID CITY...
     SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS AND STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS.
    
    * FROM NOON MDT TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING
    
    * SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
      HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE SLOW MOVING AND PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY
      RAINFALL. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR FLASH FLOODING IS FROM THE
      BLACK HILLS TO PHILIP TO PINE RIDGE FROM 300 PM MDT TO 900 PM
      MDT.
    
    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.