Flood, Hand
- When
- June 18, 9:05 AM CST to 5:05 PM CST
- Where
- Hand County, 10.41 mi N of St Lawrence to 13.57 mi S of St Lawrence
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 44.670, -98.910
Flood in South Dakota, June 18, 2020
Very heavy rainfall of 3 to 5 inches brought widespread flooding to east central Hand County. Many roads were flooded with some roads washed out.
Where it happened
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- 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 of 3 to 5 inches brought widespread flooding to east central Hand County. Many roads were flooded with some roads washed out. Many acres of cropland were also flooded for a time.
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
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- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 18 to 19, 2020
- Lightning Strikes in New York, June 18, 2020
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Iowa, June 18 to 19, 2020
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Montana, June 18 to 20, 2020
- Heat in Vermont, June 18 to 23, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 18 to 19, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 18 to 22, 2020
- Hail and Heavy Rain in Colorado, June 18 to 19, 2020
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 906360.