South Dakota, 1999

Flash Flood in South Dakota, May 9 to 10, 1999

May 9 to 10, 1999 · NWS ABR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 207 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:58 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Lyman

When
May 9, 9:00 PM CST to May 10, 2:00 AM CST
Where
Lyman County, 15 mi NE of Kennebec
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy rains of 2 to 5 inches fell in Lyman county during the late evening hours which caused flash flooding on Medicine Creek. The KOA Campgrounds near Kennebec were flooded including the main facility. Several roads were also flooded and damaged along Medicine Creek.

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5698218.