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South Dakota Flood Stories

999 first-hand accounts of flood events in South Dakota, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

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Spink, SD · Jun 1, 2023

Flooding on the James River which started in mid-April continued through the entirety of June, due to the combination of April snowmelt and rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms during the middle to end of the month.

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Minnehaha, SD · Jul 17, 2019

A complex of thunderstorms developed during the evening across western South Dakota, moving east and becoming more organized as the low-level jet increased focus into south central and southeast South Dakota late at night.

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Brookings, SD · May 17, 2019

A warm frontal boundary across Nebraska worked slowly northward into southeast South Dakota by the evening of May 17 in advance of low pressure which strengthened over the western High Plains.

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Brookings, SD · May 17, 2019

A warm frontal boundary across Nebraska worked slowly northward into southeast South Dakota by the evening of May 17 in advance of low pressure which strengthened over the western High Plains.

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Potter, SD · Mar 25, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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Sully, SD · Mar 27, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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Hughes, SD · Mar 27, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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Lyman, SD · Mar 26, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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Buffalo, SD · Mar 25, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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Hyde, SD · Mar 25, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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Hand, SD · Mar 26, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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Faulk, SD · Mar 25, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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Edmunds, SD · Mar 22, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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McPherson, SD · Mar 26, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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Brown, SD · Mar 27, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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Spink, SD · Mar 27, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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Corson, SD · Mar 23, 2019

Much above normal snow pack melt water and ice jamming brought flooding on the the Grand, Moreau, and Bad rivers across Corson, Dewey, Jones, and Stanley counties at the end of March.

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Day, SD · Mar 27, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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Clark, SD · Mar 26, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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Codington, SD · Mar 25, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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Dewey, SD · Mar 24, 2019

Much above normal snow pack melt water and ice jamming brought flooding on the the Grand, Moreau, and Bad rivers across Corson, Dewey, Jones, and Stanley counties at the end of March.

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Stanley, SD · Mar 27, 2019

Much above normal snow pack melt water and ice jamming brought flooding on the the Grand, Moreau, and Bad rivers across Corson, Dewey, Jones, and Stanley counties at the end of March.

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Jones, SD · Mar 27, 2019

Much above normal snow pack melt water and ice jamming brought flooding on the the Grand, Moreau, and Bad rivers across Corson, Dewey, Jones, and Stanley counties at the end of March.

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Hamlin, SD · Mar 24, 2019

Much above normal winter snowfall and melt water/ice jams along with heavy rains in the middle of March brought flooding across parts of central and northeast South Dakota for late March. Rivers and creeks flooded across much of the area along with many fields and roads.

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