Flood, Hamlin
- When
- March 19, 8:00 AM CST to March 25, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hamlin County, 1.04 mi NW of Castlewood to 1.11 mi NW of Castlewood
- Cause
- Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 44.732, -97.043
Flood in South Dakota, March 19 to 25, 2009
Snowmelt flooding and ice jamming caused the Big Sioux River near Castlewood to crest above flood stage a couple of times from March 19th to March 25th. 4 feet.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.
Snowmelt flooding and ice jamming caused the Big Sioux River near Castlewood to crest above flood stage a couple of times from March 19th to March 25th. The river rose only slightly above the flood stage of 11 feet to 11.4 feet. Some agricultural land was flooded as a result.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 160574.