Flood Open House Is An Empty House

With no one from the community in attendance, but a representative from the City of Huron and Beadle County, officials holding a statewide series of town hall meetings on the 2014 spring flooding outlook had the chance to work out the kinks in their presentations Monday night. The meeting also feature a presentation on flood insurance. National Weather Service Hydrologist Mike Gillespie says the James River is looking good, for the moment…

National Weather Service Hydrologist Mike Gillespie says the James River is looking good, for the moment…

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That forecast has changed since last night with Huron now likely to see four to seven inches of snow.  Gillespie says the eight to 14-day outlook is calling for more below normal temperatures and slightly above normal precipitation. April should be near normal with May being cold and wet. He says frost continues to be very deep…

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Soil temperature probes in Leola are reading 28 degrees 40 inches deep…

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Gillespie says the probability outlooks for minor, moderate and major flooding on the James River look to be near normal and slightly above normal in a few locations including Huron, barring any excessive precipitation.