South Dakota, 2010

Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 22 to 23, 2010

June 22 to 23, 2010 · NWS ABR · 13 events in 8 counties and zones

Many severe thunderstorms developed along a stationary front extending across the region. Damaging winds occurred along with very heavy rains which resulted in flash flooding.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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.

Many severe thunderstorms developed along a stationary front extending across the region. Damaging winds occurred along with very heavy rains which resulted in flash flooding.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 169 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:59 UTC.

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Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jones

When
June 22, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Jones County, 5.66 mi WNW of Westover
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
43.770, -100.780

Sixty mph winds were estimated by the public.

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanley

When
June 22, 7:45 PM MST
Where
Stanley County, 6.25 mi SE of Hayes Airstrip
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.300, -100.920

Sixty mph winds were estimated by a trained spotter.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyman

When
June 22, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Lyman County, Reliance
Measured
59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
43.880, -99.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyman

When
June 22, 9:20 PM CST
Where
Lyman County, 1 mi W of Lyman
Measured
61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.880, -99.750

A semi trailer was overturned on Interstate-90 west of Lyman by seventy mph winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lyman

When
June 22, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Lyman County, 4.94 mi NNE of Oacoma
Measured
70 kt (81 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
43.870, -99.380

A few power lines and poles were downed by eighty mph winds.

Thunderstorm Wind, Hand

When
June 22, 10:30 PM CST
Where
Hand County, 5.94 mi E of Danforth
Measured
53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Mesonet
Coordinates
44.250, -98.760

Thunderstorm Wind, Stanley

When
June 22, 9:42 PM MST
Where
Stanley County, 4.59 mi SSW of Hayes
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
44.310, -101.060

Thunderstorm Wind, Clark

When
June 22, 11:40 PM CST
Where
Clark County, 5.55 mi N of Carpenter
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
44.710, -97.910

Sixty mph winds were estimated north of Clark.

Thunderstorm Wind, Codington

When
June 23, 12:31 AM CST
Where
Codington County, (Aty)watertown Arpt
Measured
59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
44.920, -97.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Codington

When
June 23, 12:45 AM CST
Where
Codington County, Watertown
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
44.900, -97.100

Sixty mph winds brought down a large tree limb in Watertown.

Flash Flood, Buffalo

When
June 23, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 AM CST
Where
Buffalo County, 6.2 mi N of Gann Vly to 6.18 mi N of Gann Vly
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$25,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
44.119, -98.990

A two-hundred foot section of a road was washed out due to flash flooding.

Flash Flood, Hand

When
June 23, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 AM CST
Where
Hand County, 1.38 mi S of Danforth to 1.2 mi ESE of Danforth
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
44.230, -98.880

A couple county roads around Danforth were flooded for a few hours.

Flash Flood, Hyde

When
June 23, 1:00 AM CST to 3:00 AM CST
Where
Hyde County, 5.55 mi N of Stephan to 5.5 mi N of Stephan
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
44.330, -99.440

A few county roads were flooded for a few hours north of Stephan.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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: 246620, 246622, 246623, 246614, 246616, 246625, 246627, 246630, 246631, 246619, 246603, 246611, 246613.