999 first-hand accounts of flood events in South Dakota, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A powerful storm system slowly moved from the Four Corners region northeastward through the Plains, leading to a prolonged period of precipitation across western South Dakota May 20-22.
Read the full account →A powerful storm system slowly moved from the Four Corners region northeastward through the Plains, leading to a prolonged period of precipitation across western South Dakota May 20-22.
Read the full account →A powerful storm system slowly moved from the Four Corners region northeastward through the Plains, leading to a prolonged period of precipitation across western South Dakota May 20-22.
Read the full account →A powerful storm system slowly moved from the Four Corners region northeastward through the Plains, leading to a prolonged period of precipitation across western South Dakota May 20-22.
Read the full account →A powerful storm system slowly moved from the Four Corners region northeastward through the Plains, leading to a prolonged period of precipitation across western South Dakota May 20-22.
Read the full account →A powerful storm system slowly moved from the Four Corners region northeastward through the Plains, leading to a prolonged period of precipitation across western South Dakota May 20-22.
Read the full account →A powerful storm system slowly moved from the Four Corners region northeastward through the Plains, leading to a prolonged period of precipitation across western South Dakota May 20-22.
Read the full account →A powerful storm system slowly moved from the Four Corners region northeastward through the Plains, leading to a prolonged period of precipitation across western South Dakota May 20-22.
Read the full account →Heavy August rainfall caused the Big Sioux River near and above Watertown to go above flood stage on August 3rd. The gauging site above Watertown just went above the flood stage of 10 feet for a short time period on August 3rd rising to 10.7 feet in the early morning and then…
Read the full account →Snowmelt flooding from April continued into May along the very slowly draining James River in South Dakota. While flood levels decreased from their crest in April, minor to moderate flooding persisted, only slowly falling through May.
Read the full account →Snowmelt flooding from April continued into May along the very slowly draining James River in South Dakota. While flood levels decreased from their crest in April, minor to moderate flooding persisted, only slowly falling through May.
Read the full account →Snowmelt flooding from April continued into May along the very slowly draining James River in South Dakota. While flood levels decreased from their crest in April, minor to moderate flooding persisted, only slowly falling through May.
Read the full account →Snowmelt flooding from April continued into May along the very slowly draining James River in South Dakota. While flood levels decreased from their crest in April, minor to moderate flooding persisted, only slowly falling through May.
Read the full account →Snowmelt flooding from April continued into May along the very slowly draining James River in South Dakota. While flood levels decreased from their crest in April, minor to moderate flooding persisted, only slowly falling through May.
Read the full account →Snowmelt flooding from April continued into May along the very slowly draining James River in South Dakota. While flood levels decreased from their crest in April, minor to moderate flooding persisted, only slowly falling through May.
Read the full account →Snowmelt flooding from April continued into May along the very slowly draining James River in South Dakota. While flood levels decreased from their crest in April, minor to moderate flooding persisted, only slowly falling through May.
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