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Flash Flood — Campbell, SD

Jul 3, 2022

An area of low pressure and associated frontal boundaries brought several severe thunderstorms to central, north-central, and northeastern South Dakota from the evening of July 3rd to the early morning hours of July 4th. The storms produced high winds of 60 to 77 mph and torrential rainfall. The highest wind gusts include 77 mph one west-northwest of Mellette, 70 mph at Cravens Corner, and 14 miles north of Vivian. A member of the public and a trained spotter reported an estimated rainfall amoun

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1045290). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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