Jul 3, 2018
Numerous thunderstorms developed along a stationary front extending from west to east across eastern South Dakota. Large hail up to tennis ball size, wind gusts to near sixty-five mph, along with flash flooding occurred during the late evening and overnight across parts of central and northeast South Dakota. The training of the thunderstorms over the same area brought extreme rainfall amounts of 4 to 11 inches across parts of northern Hand and southern Spink counties. Some rainfall amounts inclu
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 774721). 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.