Flood, Brown
- When
- March 18, 8:00 AM CST to March 25, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County, 2.04 mi ENE of Winship to 3.37 mi E of Winship
- Cause
- Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 45.930, -98.480
Flood in South Dakota, March 18 to 25, 2010
Snowmelt runoff brought the Maple River in north central Brown county above flood stage. The Maple River went above the flood stage of 10 feet on March 18th rising to a little over 15 feet before falling back to below flood stage on March 25th.
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 runoff brought the Maple River in north central Brown county above flood stage. The Maple River went above the flood stage of 10 feet on March 18th rising to a little over 15 feet before falling back to below flood stage on March 25th. Lowland flooding along with a few flooded roads 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
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Nevada, March 18, 2010
- Strong Wind in California, March 18, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, March 18 to 20, 2010
- High Surf in Hawaii, March 18 to 19, 2010
- Flooding in North Dakota, March 18 to 31, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Colorado, March 18 to 19, 2010
- Flooding in Minnesota, March 18 to 31, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Utah, March 18 to 19, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 18 to 19, 2010
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, March 18 to 19, 2010
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 18 to 19, 2010
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, March 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: 221048.