Drought, Dewey
- When
- November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dewey forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
As the lack of precipitation continued, severe drought conditions remained across extreme northwest Dewey and for western Corson county throughout November. This was part of a drought which began in early June.
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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.
The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.
As the lack of precipitation continued, severe drought conditions remained across extreme northwest Dewey and for western Corson county throughout November. This was part of a drought which began in early June.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Dakota in 2017Every state in 2017This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, November 2017
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: 728273, 728274.