Flood, Spink
- When
- July 10, 7:00 AM CST to July 15, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Spink County, 11.22 mi WSW of Tulare to 8.94 mi SW of Tulare
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 44.640, -98.690
Flood in South Dakota, July 10 to 15, 2010
Heavy rain caused the Turtle Creek near Redfield to go above the flood stage of 7 feet on July 10th. The creek rose to nearly 8 feet on the 11th before falling back to below flood stage on July 15th.
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.
Heavy rain caused the Turtle Creek near Redfield to go above the flood stage of 7 feet on July 10th. The creek rose to nearly 8 feet on the 11th before falling back to below flood stage on July 15th. Minor flooding of agricultural land occurred.
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
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, July 10, 2010
- Flood in Alaska, July 10 to 12, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Massachusetts, July 10, 2010
- Tornado and Flash Flood in Minnesota, July 10, 2010
- Flash Flood and Flood in Pennsylvania, July 10, 2010
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, July 10, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, July 10, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 10, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Hail in South Dakota, July 10, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, July 10, 2010
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, July 10, 2010
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 10, 2010
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, July 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: 249226.