Apr 7, 2001
Heavy rain of 1 to 3 inches combined with snowmelt runoff brought flooding to parts of northeast South Dakota. Many roads across Clark, Grant, Hamlin, Deuel, and Roberts counties were flooded and damaged. Floodwater moving towards the town of Willow Lake overpowered culverts and flooded several homes and several streets. Highway 28 had to be cut through to allow the water to flow away from the town, averting a disaster. Highwater from the creek west of Corona in far Southern Roberts county f
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5243756). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Clark County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.