Flood, Jones
- When
- June 3, 7:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.961, -100.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in South Dakota, June 3, 1997
Very heavy rains of 2 to 4 inches through the early morning hours resulted in the flooding of some roads, fields, and creeks across parts of Jones and Lyman counties. In particular, the KOA campgrounds near Presho were heavily flooded.
Where it happened
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- Marine and coastal
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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.
Very heavy rains of 2 to 4 inches through the early morning hours resulted in the flooding of some roads, fields, and creeks across parts of Jones and Lyman counties. In particular, the KOA campgrounds near Presho were heavily flooded. The KOA office and home had three and a half feet of water in them. Also, several homes near or in Presho received water and were heavily damaged. The Medicine and Stoney Butte creeks set all time record highs.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Lyman
- When
- June 3, 7:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 43.896, -99.847 (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
- Rip Current in South Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Hail in South Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 3, 1997
- Hail in South Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Hail in North Carolina, June 3, 1997
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, June 3, 1997
- Flood in Idaho, June 3 to 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 3, 1997
- Flood in Kentucky, June 3 to 4, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, June 3 to 5, 1997
- Flood in Michigan, June 3 to 4, 1997
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, June 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5608645, 5608646.