999 first-hand accounts of flood events in South Dakota, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A historic flooding event unfolded as heavy rainfall drenched the area on March 13-14, 2019. With frozen and impervious ground, full and rapid runoff was maximized.
Read the full account →A frontal zone remained locked in place under southwest flow aloft as a series of mid-level waves moved across the region over a three day period.
Read the full account →A historic flooding event unfolded as heavy rainfall drenched the area on March 13-14, 2019. With frozen and impervious ground, full and rapid runoff was maximized.
Read the full account →A frontal zone remained locked in place under southwest flow aloft as a series of mid-level waves moved across the region over a three day period.
Read the full account →A frontal zone remained locked in place under southwest flow aloft as a series of mid-level waves moved across the region over a three day period.
Read the full account →A frontal zone remained locked in place under southwest flow aloft as a series of mid-level waves moved across the region over a three day period.
Read the full account →As the snowmelt continued into April, the flooding in late March on the James River and Turtle creek near Redfield expanded throughout Brown and Spink counties.
Read the full account →Two periods of heavy rainfall totaling 4 to nearly 8 inches occurred across Jones and Lyman counties at the end of May leading to widespread flooding.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms moving over the region brought very heavy rainfall across Hand, Day, and Codington counties. This only added to the water problems they were already experiencing with flooded land, high lake levels, along with several roads.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms moving over the region brought very heavy rainfall across Hand, Day, and Codington counties. This only added to the water problems they were already experiencing with flooded land, high lake levels, along with several roads.
Read the full account →Numerous thunderstorms moving over the region brought very heavy rainfall across Hand, Day, and Codington counties. This only added to the water problems they were already experiencing with flooded land, high lake levels, along with several roads.
Read the full account →Two periods of heavy rainfall totaling 4 to nearly 8 inches occurred across Jones and Lyman counties at the end of May leading to widespread flooding.
Read the full account →A historic flooding event unfolded as heavy rainfall drenched the area on March 13-14, 2019. With frozen and impervious ground, full and rapid runoff was maximized.
Read the full account →A historic flooding event unfolded as heavy rainfall drenched the area on March 13-14, 2019. With frozen and impervious ground, full and rapid runoff was maximized.
Read the full account →A historic flooding event unfolded as heavy rainfall drenched the area on March 13-14, 2019. With frozen and impervious ground, full and rapid runoff was maximized.
Read the full account →A historic flooding event unfolded as heavy rainfall with a late winter storm drenched the area on March 13-14, 2019. With 1 to 3 inches of snow water equivalent still in the snow pack south of Interstate 90 and 3 to 6 inches of snow water equivalent north of Interstate 90,…
Read the full account →A historic flooding event unfolded as heavy rainfall with a late winter storm drenched the area on March 13-14, 2019. With 1 to 3 inches of snow water equivalent still in the snow pack south of Interstate 90 and 3 to 6 inches of snow water equivalent north of Interstate 90,…
Read the full account →A historic flooding event unfolded as heavy rainfall with a late winter storm drenched the area on March 13-14, 2019. With 1 to 3 inches of snow water equivalent still in the snow pack south of Interstate 90 and 3 to 6 inches of snow water equivalent north of Interstate 90,…
Read the full account →The continuation of snowmelt from a much above normal snowfall winter combined with a historic heavy snow/blizzard in mid-April resulted in widespread flooding across central and northeast South Dakota.
Read the full account →The continuation of snowmelt from a much above normal snowfall winter combined with a historic heavy snow/blizzard in mid-April resulted in widespread flooding across central and northeast South Dakota.
Read the full account →With frozen ground and most urban drainage plugged by ice and snow, a period of heavy rainfall during the morning in Sioux Falls produced urban flooding.
Read the full account →A historic flooding event unfolded as heavy rainfall drenched the area on March 13-14, 2019. With frozen and impervious ground, full and rapid runoff was maximized.
Read the full account →A historic flooding event unfolded as heavy rainfall drenched the area on March 13-14, 2019. With frozen and impervious ground, full and rapid runoff was maximized.
Read the full account →A historic flooding event unfolded as heavy rainfall drenched the area on March 13-14, 2019. With frozen and impervious ground, full and rapid runoff was maximized.
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