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Lingering cool weather softening flood worries

After drought years, area can absorb water

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Jonathan Ellis
Apr 02, 2023
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With the caveat that conditions can always change, officials are optimistic that Sioux Falls and eastern South Dakota will escape the worst of flooding.

That, despite a lot of snow that accumulated this winter – well above normal amounts. Those snowpacks remain in the upper James River and Big Sioux River watersheds in the north.

But a host of factors have come together to create favorable conditions that could minimize flooding.

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