Flood, Pennington
- When
- June 18, 6:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington County, 35 mi E of Rapid City
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding and High Wind in South Dakota, June 18, 1998
Heavy rain over the northern and central Black Hills, and the northern and central foothills caused some area creeks to rise out of their banks and resulted in some low land flooding. Some roads were closed in the Deadwood area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 UNR wrote it up.
Heavy rain over the northern and central Black Hills, and the northern and central foothills caused some area creeks to rise out of their banks and resulted in some low land flooding. Some roads were closed in the Deadwood area. Strong winds were also associated with the precipitation in Northwest and Western South Dakota.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 high wind, 4 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Meade
- When
- June 18, 6:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Meade County, 5 mi NW of Sturgis
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Central Foot Hills
- When
- June 18, 7:30 AM MST to 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Central Foot Hills forecast zone
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Reported by
- UTILITY COMPANY
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
POWER LINES BLOWN DOWN IN WEST RAPID CITY
High Wind, Pennington Plains
- When
- June 18, 7:30 AM MST to 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Pennington Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Reported by
- ARPT EQUIP(AWOS,ASOS)
- Coordinates
- 44.004, -102.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Meade Co. Plains
- When
- June 18, 7:30 AM MST to 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Meade Co. Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 44.567, -102.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jackson
- When
- June 18, 7:30 AM MST to 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 43.694, -101.628 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Harding
- When
- June 18, 7:30 AM MST to 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Reported by
- ARPT EQUIP(AWOS,ASOS)
- Coordinates
- 45.580, -103.496 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Haakon
- When
- June 18, 7:30 AM MST to 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Haakon forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Reported by
- ARPT EQUIP(AWOS,ASOS)
- Coordinates
- 44.294, -101.540 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Ziebach
- When
- June 18, 7:30 AM MST to 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach forecast zone
- Measured
- 40 kt (46 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.980, -101.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Lawrence
- When
- June 18, 8:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lawrence County, Deadwood
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.359, -103.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Butte
- When
- June 18, 10:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Butte County, Belle Fourche
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 44.906, -103.508 (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.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, June 18, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Iowa, June 18, 1998
- Flood and Hail in Wisconsin, June 18, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 18, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, June 18 to 20, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, June 18, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, June 18, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 18, 1998
- Flash Flood in Maine, June 18, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, June 18, 1998
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Oklahoma, June 18 to 19, 1998
- Flood in Nebraska, June 18, 1998
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, June 1998
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: 5653031, 5653032, 5653035, 5653036, 5653037, 5653038, 5653039, 5653040, 5653041, 5653033, 5653034.