SOUTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR KRISTI NOEM AND SEVERAL STATE OFFICIALS HELD A NEWS CONFERENCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN NORTH SIOUX CITY TO DISCUSS THE FLOODING IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.
NOEM SAYS WHILE THE MISSOURI RIVER IS A CONCERN, IT’S ALL OF THE OTHER RIVERS, CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT ARE FUELING THE FLOODING AS THEY FLOW INTO THE MISSOURI RIVER:
HIWATER3 OC………IMPACTING THE MISSOURI RIVER. :25
GOVERNOR NOEM SAYS THAT’S ALSO MADE IT DIFFICULT TO FORECAST WHEN RIVERS WILL CREST AND HOW HIGH THEY WILL RISE:
HIWATER4 OC………..YESTERDAY MORNING. :26
IT’S NO SURPRISE SEVERAL RECORDS HAVE BEEN SET BY THE FLOODING RIVER LEVELS:
HIWATER5 OC………THAT WE’RE FACING. :28
NOEM SAYS ONE FLOOD RELATED DEATH HAS OCCURRED IN SOUTH DAKOTA, BUT SHE DID NOT SHARE SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT IT.