Aug 6, 2019
A very unstable atmosphere was in place across south central and southeast South Dakota with around 2000 J/kg MLCAPE. As a strong upper-level wave dropped from Montana into North Dakota, storms initiated after 1400CST along a pre-frontal surface trough across north central South Dakota. As storms moved into an environment with deep-layer effective shear of 40 to 50 knots, the southernmost cells produced very large hail as well as a brief tornado near Burke later in the evening. Two people were
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 850788). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Charles Mix County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.