Drought, Corson
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 17, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Corson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.709, -101.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in South Dakota, April 1 to 17, 2018
The prolonged severe drought across western Corson and extreme northwest Dewey counties finally came to an end in the middle of April.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 2
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.
The prolonged severe drought across western Corson and extreme northwest Dewey counties finally came to an end in the middle of April.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Dewey
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 17, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dewey forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.157, -100.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Nebraska, April 1, 2018
- High Wind in Vermont, April 1, 2018
- Flood in Iowa, April 1 to 9, 2018
- Drought in New Mexico, April 1 to 30, 2018
- Flooding in Indiana, April 1 to 18, 2018
- Flooding in Indiana, April 1 to 16, 2018
- Drought in Oklahoma, April 1 to 30, 2018
- Flooding in Illinois, April 1 to 18, 2018
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2018
- Winter Weather in Ohio, April 1 to 2, 2018
- Flooding in Illinois, April 1 to 30, 2018
- Drought in Kansas, April 1 to 30, 2018
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, April 2018
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: 759636, 759637.