Flood, Corson
- When
- March 20, 7:00 AM MST to March 25, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Corson County, 1.17 mi S of Wakpala to 1.19 mi S of Wakpala
- Cause
- Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 45.653, -100.528
Flood in South Dakota, March 20 to 25, 2009
Rapid snowmelt caused Oak Creek to flood at Wakpala. 3 feet on March 23rd.
Where it happened
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- 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
- $50,000
- 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.
Rapid snowmelt caused Oak Creek to flood at Wakpala. The creek went above flood stage on March 20th and rose to a major flood stage of 19.3 feet on March 23rd. This stage was just a half of a foot from the record stage in 1997. The city of Wakpala was evacuated with several homes on the east side being flooded. The Red Cross set up shelter in the Wakpala Community Center.
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
- Strong Wind in Washington, March 20, 2009
- Flood in South Dakota, March 20 to 30, 2009
- Wildfire in Georgia, March 20 to 23, 2009
- Winter Weather in Michigan, March 20 to 21, 2009
- Hail in Kansas, March 20 to 21, 2009
- Hail in Kansas, March 20, 2009
- Waterspouts in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, March 20, 2009
- Flood in South Dakota, March 20 to 25, 2009
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 20, 2009
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, March 2009
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 160704.