South Dakota, 2020Flash 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.
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- 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.
Slow moving and stationary thunderstorms with heavy rain resulted in flash flooding over portions of southwestern South Dakota.
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Damaging Winds in New York, July 29, 2020$55,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 29, 20201 in hail · 17 events
- Flash Flooding in Kansas, July 29, 202014 events
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- Flash Flooding in Nebraska, July 29, 20209 events
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 29, 20201.25 in hail · 7 events
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in South Carolina, July 29, 2020$2,000 · 5 events
- Damaging Winds in Colorado, July 29, 202056 kt wind · 4 events
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.