Flood, Brown
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 10, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Property damage
- $88,000
- Crop damage
- $6.3 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 45.590, -98.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in South Dakota, July 1 to 10, 2005
Heavy rains of three to seven inches fell across far eastern Brown, western and northern Day, and most of Marshall counties in late June causing widespread flooding. The flood waters slowly receded through July 10th.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $348,000
- Crop damage
- $22 million
- Events
- 3
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.
Heavy rains of three to seven inches fell across far eastern Brown, western and northern Day, and most of Marshall counties in late June causing widespread flooding. The flood waters slowly receded through July 10th. Many townhip roads and highways were flooded along with thousands of acres of cropland. Water surrounded several homes resulting in people being rescued. Some of the homes were flooded. Many bridges were damaged and roads and culverts were washed out. In Day county, 30 roads were washed out and 15 bridges needed repairs.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Day
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 10, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Day forecast zone
- Property damage
- $130,000
- Crop damage
- $7.5 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 44.400, -96.850
Flood, Marshall
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 10, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Property damage
- $130,000
- Crop damage
- $8.5 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 43.200, -101.517
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
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2005
- Drought in Iowa, July 1 to 31, 2005
- Drought in Illinois, July 1 to 31, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Tennessee, July 1, 2005
- Drought in Missouri, July 1 to 31, 2005
- Hail in Nebraska, July 1, 2005
- Flood in Florida, July 1 to 31, 2005
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, July 1, 2005
- Lightning Strike in New Jersey, July 1, 2005
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 1, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 1, 2005
- Lightning Strike in Alabama, July 1, 2005
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, July 2005
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: 5472722, 5472723, 5472724.