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Flash Flood — Sully, SD

Sep 2, 1999

Very heavy rains from thunderstorms repeatedly going over the same area resulted in extensive flash flooding in a 30 to 40 mile wide band from Fort Pierre in southeast Stanley County to Hecla in northeast Brown County. Rainfall amounts in this corridor ranged from 3 to 7 inches. As a result, the communities of Blunt in Hughes County and Onida in Sully county were severely flooded. Most of the homes and businesses were flooded throughout Blunt and Onida causing severe damage. Only a few home

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5718700). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Sully, SD

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