Flood, Corson
- When
- July 9, 11:15 PM MST to July 10, 4:45 PM MST
- Where
- Corson County, 2.37 mi NW of Maple Leaf to 2.07 mi ENE of Maple Leaf
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 45.940, -100.940
Flood in South Dakota, July 9 to 10, 2019
Very heavy rainfall caused the Oak Creek near Wakpala to rise quickly above and below flood stage from July 9th to the 10th. 51 feet in the morning hours of the 10th.
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.
Very heavy rainfall caused the Oak Creek near Wakpala to rise quickly above and below flood stage from July 9th to the 10th. The creek rose to above the flood stage of 10 feet in the late evening hours of the 9th to 13.51 feet in the morning hours of the 10th. The creek then fell back to below flood stage in the early evening hours of the 10th.
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
- Rip Current in Virginia, July 9, 2019
- Rip Current in Florida, July 9, 2019
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 9, 2019
- Tornadoes in North Dakota, July 9, 2019
- Heat in Louisiana, July 9 to 11, 2019
- Flooding in South Dakota, July 9 to 31, 2019
- Heat in Texas, July 9 to 10, 2019
- Heat in Texas, July 9 to 11, 2019
- Heat in Arkansas, July 9 to 10, 2019
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in Gulf of Mexico, July 9 to 10, 2019
- Flooding in Iowa, July 9 to 29, 2019
- Heat in Alabama, July 9, 2019
More
Every storm in South Dakota in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, July 2019
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: 845367.