South Dakota, 2006

Drought in South Dakota, September 1 to 19, 2006

September 1 to 19, 2006 · NWS ABR · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Severe (D2) drought conditions improved throughout the month to moderate (D1) conditions by the third week. By the end of the month, the drought conditions improved to abnormally dry (D0) conditions.

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.

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  • Wind
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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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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 ABR wrote it up.

Severe (D2) drought conditions improved throughout the month to moderate (D1) conditions by the third week. By the end of the month, the drought conditions improved to abnormally dry (D0) conditions. Above normal rainfall for the month of September brought about the improved drought conditions. The improved drought conditions came a little late for the crops and pastureland across the area.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 31, 2:00 PM CST, 10 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 2:00 PM CST, 10 hours before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

11 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Campbell

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 19, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Campbell forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
45.771, -100.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Buffalo

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 19, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Buffalo forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
44.076, -99.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Edmunds

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 19, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Edmunds forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
45.419, -99.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Faulk

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 19, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Faulk forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
45.071, -99.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hand

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 19, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Hand forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
44.548, -99.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hughes

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 19, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Hughes forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
44.389, -99.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hyde

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 19, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Hyde forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, McPherson

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 19, 6:00 AM CST
Where
McPherson forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
45.766, -99.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Potter

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 19, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Potter forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
45.065, -99.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Sully

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 19, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Sully forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
44.716, -100.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Walworth

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 19, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Walworth forecast zone
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
45.430, -100.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in South Dakota in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, September 2006

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: 5533797, 5533798, 5533799, 5533800, 5533801, 5533802, 5533803, 5533804, 5533805, 5533806, 5533807.