Flood, Brown
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 4.82 mi NW of Hecla to 2.83 mi NNE of Hecla
- Cause
- Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 45.930, -98.220
Flooding in South Dakota, April 1 to 30, 2010
March snowmelt flooding on the James River continued throughout April across Brown and Spink counties. The James River near Redfield went below flood stage on April 23rd.
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
- 2
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.
March snowmelt flooding on the James River continued throughout April across Brown and Spink counties. The James River near Redfield went below flood stage on April 23rd. Many roads along with abundant agricultural and pastureland remained flooded.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Spink
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Spink County, 3 mi ENE of Duxbury to 3.59 mi NNW of Brentford
- Cause
- Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 45.240, -98.440
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Iowa, April 1 to 23, 2010
- Wildfire in Georgia, April 1 to 6, 2010
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 1, 2010
- Wildfire in Colorado, April 1, 2010
- Drought in Colorado, April 1 to 30, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, April 1, 2010
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 1, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, April 1 to 2, 2010
- Drought in Hawaii, April 1 to 30, 2010
- Hail in Kansas, April 1, 2010
- High Wind in Colorado, April 1, 2010
- High Surf in Hawaii, April 1 to 5, 2010
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, April 2010
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: 226872, 226873.