Heavy Rain, Fall River
- When
- July 1, 6:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Fall River County, Oral
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.400, -103.270
Rainfall of 2.06 inches fell in about 6 hours.
Flood and Heavy Rain in South Dakota, July 1 to 2, 2016
Numerous showers and thunderstorms produced very heavy rain across southwestern South Dakota. Two to four inches of rain fell during the afternoon of July 1.
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
- 3
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 UNR wrote it up.
Numerous showers and thunderstorms produced very heavy rain across southwestern South Dakota. Two to four inches of rain fell during the afternoon of July 1. Runoff from the heavy rain caused flooding along the White River through Jackson County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy rain, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Oglala Lakota
- When
- July 1, 6:00 AM MST to July 2, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Oglala Lakota County, 2.31 mi NE of Kyle
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 43.440, -102.143
Rainfall total of 3.65 inches measured in 24 hours. Most of the rain fell during the late morning and afternoon hours on the July 1.
Flood, Jackson
- When
- July 2, 6:15 AM MST to 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Jackson County, 8.68 mi WSW of Interior to 7.96 mi N of Wanblee
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 43.671, -102.140
Minor flooding was recorded along the White River. The river rose over ten feet and flow increased from 50 cubic feet per second (cfs) to 11,900 cfs within six hours. The river gauge on the White River near Interior crested at a height about a half foot above flood stage.
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
- 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
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Virginia, July 1, 2016
- Flash Flood and Hail in New York, July 1, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Hail in California, July 1 to 2, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 1 to 2, 2016
- Flash Flooding in Arizona, July 1, 2016
- Drought in Georgia, July 1 to 31, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Jersey, July 1, 2016
- Hail in North Dakota, July 1, 2016
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Massachusetts, July 1, 2016
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New York, July 1, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Nevada, July 1 to 2, 2016
- Drought in Tennessee, July 1 to 31, 2016
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 645178, 645179, 645177.