Jun 1, 2019
Spring snowmelt and heavy rain flooding from March, April, and May continued into June. This combined with above normal June rainfall resulted in hundreds of thousands of acres of crops damaged or unplanted across central and northeast South Dakota. For the entire state of South Dakota, nearly 4 million acres of crops were left unplanted as a result of the flooding. Total damaged or unplanted crop loss estimates for central and northeast South Dakota were near 307 million dollars.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 863682). 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.