Aug 27, 2015
Heavy rainfall of 3 to 8 inches in a few hours caused widespread flash flooding of streets, parks, ditches, homes and businesses, and other low areas in the central and southern parts of Sioux Falls, and just south of the city. Lightning strikes started fires in at least 3 houses during the storm.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 598493). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Minnehaha County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.