999 first-hand accounts of flood events in South Dakota, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A multi-day significant heavy rainfall event from June 20-22 resulted in widespread rain totals between 5 and 10 inches with pockets in excess of 15 inches across portions of southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa, and southwest Minnesota.
Read the full account →A multi-day significant heavy rainfall event from June 20-22 resulted in widespread rain totals between 5 and 10 inches with pockets in excess of 15 inches across portions of southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa, and southwest Minnesota.
Read the full account →A multi-day significant heavy rainfall event from June 20-22 resulted in widespread rain totals between 5 and 10 inches with pockets in excess of 15 inches across portions of southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa, and southwest Minnesota.
Read the full account →A multi-day significant heavy rainfall event from June 20-22 resulted in widespread rain totals between 5 and 10 inches with pockets in excess of 15 inches across portions of southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa, and southwest Minnesota.
Read the full account →A multi-day significant heavy rainfall event from June 20-22 resulted in widespread rain totals between 5 and 10 inches with pockets in excess of 15 inches across portions of southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa, and southwest Minnesota.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed along an outflow boundary very late in the afternoon near the Nebraska border. These storms were slow moving with weak flow aloft and anchored on this nearly stationary boundary through the evening hours.
Read the full account →A severe thunderstorm moved over Deadwood, producing locally heavy rain. This rainfall was in addition to rains received the past few days. Steep terrain which was severely burned in a recent forest fire and had flash flooding and mudslides a few weeks earlier, experienced very…
Read the full account →Persistent thunderstorms developed in the late morning over southeast South Dakota and continued through the afternoon and evening. All of the storms through early afternoon produced large hail, with one report of damaging wind gusts.
Read the full account →A strong upper level wave combined with abundant moisture to produce strong thunderstorms over western South Dakota. Torrential rain of two to four inches fell across the eastern and southern slopes of the Black Hills in a brief period, causing flooding from Piedmont southward…
Read the full account →Two to three inches of rain in 18 hours on saturated soils caused flooding in central and eastern Pennington County and southern Meade County on June 4. An additional one to two inches of rain on June 5 exacerbated the flooding.
Read the full account →Several supercell thunderstorms rolled southeast from northwest South Dakota into central South Dakota bringing large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding during the late afternoon and evening hours.
Read the full account →Heavy rain falling on snow remaining from the October 3-5 blizzard caused flooding over portions of western South Dakota. One to three inches of rain fell on October 10 and 11.
Read the full account →A strong inflow of moist and unstable air into and over a surface warm front resulted in training thunderstorms and very heavy rain across parts of northeast South Dakota. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 6 inches occurred across much of the area resulting in widespread flash flooding.
Read the full account →A volatile atmospheric setup on the afternoon and evening of June 28th led to the development of several powerful supercell thunderstorms across far eastern South Dakota. These storms produced multiple tornadoes, including two that caused significant damage in Deuel County.
Read the full account →Several supercell thunderstorms rolled southeast from northwest South Dakota into central South Dakota bringing large hail, damaging winds, and flash flooding during the late afternoon and evening hours.
Read the full account →A strong upper level wave combined with abundant moisture to produce strong thunderstorms over western South Dakota. Torrential rain of two to four inches fell across the eastern and southern slopes of the Black Hills in a brief period, causing flooding from Piedmont southward…
Read the full account →A surface low pressure system, along with an upper level trough of low pressure brought widespread severe weather across north central and northeastern South Dakota.
Read the full account →Flooding of lakes and lowlands in several counties in southeast South Dakota continued through April. The flooding included farmland and other lowlands, with some roads flooded and damaged.
Read the full account →Flooding of lakes and lowlands in several counties in southeast South Dakota continued through April. The flooding included farmland and other lowlands, with some roads flooded and damaged.
Read the full account →Snowmelt resulted in flooding along the James River and its associated tributaries. The National Weather Service recorded an April record snow depth of 26 inches in Aberdeen on the 5th. This was followed by near normal temperatures through the latter half of the month of April.
Read the full account →Snowmelt resulted in flooding along the James River and its associated tributaries. The National Weather Service recorded an April record snow depth of 26 inches in Aberdeen on the 5th. This was followed by near normal temperatures through the latter half of the month of April.
Read the full account →Snowmelt resulted in flooding along the James River and its associated tributaries. The National Weather Service recorded an April record snow depth of 26 inches in Aberdeen on the 5th. This was followed by near normal temperatures through the latter half of the month of April.
Read the full account →Snowmelt resulted in flooding along the James River and its associated tributaries. The National Weather Service recorded an April record snow depth of 26 inches in Aberdeen on the 5th. This was followed by near normal temperatures through the latter half of the month of April.
Read the full account →Snowmelt resulted in flooding along the James River and its associated tributaries. The National Weather Service recorded an April record snow depth of 26 inches in Aberdeen on the 5th. This was followed by near normal temperatures through the latter half of the month of April.
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