Mar 8, 2020
Snowmelt runoff brought the James River at Ashton and Redfield above flood stage early in March. The James River at Redfield went above flood stage on March 11th and then fell back below flood stage on March 17th. At Ashton, the James River went above flood stage on March 8th and remained above through the end of the month. The river at Ashton rose above the flood stage of 13 feet to major flood stage of 18 feet on March 15th. Some roads along with agricultural land were flooded.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 882656). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Spink County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.