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Flash Flood — Beadle, SD

Aug 21, 2025

Clusters of slow moving thunderstorms with embedded supercells developed within an environment of 40 kts of deep-layer shear and 2000 J/kg MLCAPE as a mid-level wave moved across the region. Isolated stronger storms had persistent enough updrafts to produce large hail, along with pockets of heavier rainfall of up to 5 to 7 inches in parts of Beadle County.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1290936). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Beadle, SD

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