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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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Minnehaha, SD · Jun 21, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Minnehaha, SD · Jun 21, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Lincoln, SD · Jun 21, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Flood

Minnehaha, SD · Jun 21, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Lincoln, SD · Jun 21, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Lincoln, SD · Jun 21, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Union, SD · Jun 21, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Union, SD · Jun 21, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Flood

Union, SD · Jun 21, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Flood

Union, SD · Jun 21, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Union, SD · Jun 24, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Flood

Minnehaha, SD · Jun 21, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Moody, SD · Jun 25, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Minnehaha, SD · Jun 21, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Flood

Minnehaha, SD · Jun 21, 2018

Primed by 1 to 3 inches of rainfall on June 17-18, starting June 20, the area was impacted adversely by several very slow moving mid-level waves which drifted across the northern and central Plains during the following week.

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Spink, SD · May 1, 2019

Snake Creek flooding from April continued into early May before falling below flood stage. The Snake Creek then went above and below flood stage from the 25th to the 27th of May. Above normal May rainfall contributed to the new flooding.

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Hutchinson, SD · Jun 1, 2020

Periodic heavy rainfall through the month resulted in maintenance of high water levels along the James River. Monthly rainfall was above normal (4 to 6 inches) in the middle and upper portions of the river basin, with concentrated rainfall around June 8-9, June 17-18, and June…

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Beadle, SD · Jun 1, 2020

Periodic heavy rainfall through the month resulted in maintenance of high water levels along the James River. Monthly rainfall was above normal (4 to 6 inches) in the middle and upper portions of the river basin, with concentrated rainfall around June 8-9, June 17-18, and June…

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Sanborn, SD · Jun 1, 2020

Periodic heavy rainfall through the month resulted in maintenance of high water levels along the James River. Monthly rainfall was above normal (4 to 6 inches) in the middle and upper portions of the river basin, with concentrated rainfall around June 8-9, June 17-18, and June…

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Davison, SD · Jun 1, 2020

Periodic heavy rainfall through the month resulted in maintenance of high water levels along the James River. Monthly rainfall was above normal (4 to 6 inches) in the middle and upper portions of the river basin, with concentrated rainfall around June 8-9, June 17-18, and June…

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Sanborn, SD · Jun 1, 2020

Periodic heavy rainfall through the month resulted in maintenance of high water levels along the James River. Monthly rainfall was above normal (4 to 6 inches) in the middle and upper portions of the river basin, with concentrated rainfall around June 8-9, June 17-18, and June…

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Hanson, SD · Jun 1, 2020

Periodic heavy rainfall through the month resulted in maintenance of high water levels along the James River. Monthly rainfall was above normal (4 to 6 inches) in the middle and upper portions of the river basin, with concentrated rainfall around June 8-9, June 17-18, and June…

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Flash Flood

Roberts, SD · Jun 24, 2018

Severe thunderstorms developed in advance of a surface low pressure area and cold front in far northeast South Dakota. Very heavy rains of up to 6 inches, nickel hail, along with a brief tornado touchdown occurred during the late afternoon and early evening.

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Flash Flood

Grant, SD · Jun 24, 2018

Severe thunderstorms developed in advance of a surface low pressure area and cold front in far northeast South Dakota. Very heavy rains of up to 6 inches, nickel hail, along with a brief tornado touchdown occurred during the late afternoon and early evening.

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