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Flood — Marshall, SD

Jul 1, 2005

Heavy rains of three to seven inches fell across far eastern Brown, western and northern Day, and most of Marshall counties in late June causing widespread flooding. The flood waters slowly receded through July 10th. Many townhip roads and highways were flooded along with thousands of acres of cropland. Water surrounded several homes resulting in people being rescued. Some of the homes were flooded. Many bridges were damaged and roads and culverts were washed out. In Day county, 30 roads were

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5472724). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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