Flood, Jones
- When
- June 21, 12:45 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Jones County, 8 mi W of Okaton to 2.59 mi WSW of Okaton
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 43.880, -101.060
Flooding in South Dakota, June 21, 2018
Three to five inches of rain fell over the Badlands and southwest South Dakota from June 17th through the 20th. Runoff caused minor flooding along the White River from Kadoka to the confluence of the Missouri River.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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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.
Three to five inches of rain fell over the Badlands and southwest South Dakota from June 17th through the 20th. Runoff caused minor flooding along the White River from Kadoka to the confluence of the Missouri River. The river was only above flood stage at Oacoma for a short time period on June 21st when it rose to just above the flood stage of 15 feet to 15.6 feet. Minor flooding of agricultural land occurred as a result.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Lyman
- When
- June 21, 12:45 PM CST to 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Lyman County, 13.36 mi S of Vivian to 11.5 mi S of Vivian
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 43.730, -100.230
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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Excessive Heat in Arizona, June 21 to 23, 2018
- Excessive Heat in Nevada, June 21 to 23, 2018
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Virginia, June 21 to 24, 2018
- Heat in California, June 21 to 22, 2018
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Ohio, June 21 to 22, 2018
- Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 21, 2018
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Florida, June 21, 2018
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 21, 2018
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in West Virginia, June 21 to 22, 2018
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, June 21, 2018
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 21, 2018
- Flooding in South Dakota, June 21 to 30, 2018
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: 774978, 774979.