Flood, Brown
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.590, -98.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in South Dakota, July 1 to 31, 1997
The James River continued to flood through most of July from Columbia to Ashton falling below flood stage at Ashton on the 29th. The James River began the month at 1 to 3 feet above flood stage and fell to around 2 feet above flood stage from Columbia to Stratford by the end of the month.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.
The James River continued to flood through most of July from Columbia to Ashton falling below flood stage at Ashton on the 29th. The James River began the month at 1 to 3 feet above flood stage and fell to around 2 feet above flood stage from Columbia to Stratford by the end of the month. Some farmland, pastureland, and some roads continued to be flooded by the river through July.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Spink
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Spink forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.938, -98.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 1, 1997
- Tornadoes and Hail in North Dakota, July 1 to 25, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, July 1, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 1, 1997
- Drought in Maryland, July 1 to 31, 1997
- Flash Flood in Tennessee, July 1, 1997
- Drought in West Virginia, July 1 to 31, 1997
- Drought in Virginia, July 1 to 31, 1997
- Heavy Rain in North Carolina, July 1, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Montana, July 1 to 23, 1997
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 1, 1997
- Hail in Kansas, July 1, 1997
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, July 1997
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5612864, 5612865.