Jun 19, 2015
Two rounds of severe weather developed across central South Dakota during the afternoon and late evening hours. The first round of thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon hours of June 19th and quickly produced hail up to two inches in diameter. The thunderstorms proceeded to back build and train over the same areas for the next five hours finally exiting Hand county in the late afternoon. As a result, 2 to 6 inches of rain had fallen causing flash flooding in northern Hyde and Hand
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 588114). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Hand County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.