South Dakota, 2022

Flooding in South Dakota, June 1 to 4, 2022

June 1 to 4, 2022 · NWS ABR · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

The Big Sioux River was in minor flood stage near Castlewood from the end of May through June 4th, and in minor flood stage at Broadway Avenue in Watertown from the end of May through the morning of June 1st. The flooding was a result of prior heavy rainfall, and resulted in minor impacts to low-lying agricultural lands.

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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.

The Big Sioux River was in minor flood stage near Castlewood from the end of May through June 4th, and in minor flood stage at Broadway Avenue in Watertown from the end of May through the morning of June 1st. The flooding was a result of prior heavy rainfall, and resulted in minor impacts to low-lying agricultural lands.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 31, 2:06 PM CST, 9 hours 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 2:06 PM CST, 9 hours 54 minutes before
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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Hamlin

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 4, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Hamlin County, 5.78 mi ENE of Thomas to 2.86 mi N of Castlewood
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
44.800, -97.090

The Big Sioux River near Castlewood was in minor flood stage from the end of May through the evening of June 4th. It crested at 10.68 feet at 5pm on June 1st.

Flood, Codington

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where
Codington County, 8.75 mi NE of Florence to 2.81 mi NE of Florence
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
45.150, -97.210

The Big Sioux River at Broadway Avenue in Watertown was in minor flood stage from the end of May through the morning of June 1st. It crested at 10.62 feet at midnight on June 1st.

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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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: 1029537, 1029542.