South Dakota, 2020

Flash Flooding in South Dakota, July 29, 2020

July 29, 2020 · NWS UNR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Slow moving and stationary thunderstorms with heavy rain resulted in flash flooding over portions of southwestern South Dakota.

Where it happened

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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 UNR wrote it up.

Slow moving and stationary thunderstorms with heavy rain resulted in flash flooding over portions of southwestern South Dakota.

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 106 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:29 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Oglala Lakota

When
July 29, 3:30 PM MST to 10:15 PM MST
Where
Oglala Lakota County, 2.56 mi SW of Manderson to 6.52 mi NW of Wounded Knee
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
43.200, -102.510

Runoff from heavy rain produced street flooding in Manderson and along Wounded Knee Creek. BIA 33 was flooded north of Manderson.

Flash Flood, Jackson

When
July 29, 8:15 PM MST to 10:15 PM MST
Where
Jackson County, 8.37 mi NNE of Long Valley to 12.58 mi NNE of Long Valley
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
43.570, -101.420

Runoff from heavy rain washed out a culvert and a 16 foot section of SD Highway 44 at Fish Creek Road. Flooding occurred along Fish Creek and Pass Creek in eastern Jackson County.

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 912074, 912082.