Flood, Hamlin
- When
- March 17, 3:45 PM CST to March 21, 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hamlin County, 5.78 mi ENE of Thomas to 2.86 mi N of Castlewood
- Cause
- Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 44.800, -97.090
Flood in South Dakota, March 17 to 21, 2022
A combination of snowmelt and precipitation led to a period of minor river flooding from mid-day on the 17th through the morning of the 21st. Water was flowing over 184th street on the southwest side of Castlewood during the second half of the day on the 20th.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
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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.
A combination of snowmelt and precipitation led to a period of minor river flooding from mid-day on the 17th through the morning of the 21st. Water was flowing over 184th street on the southwest side of Castlewood during the second half of the day on the 20th.
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.
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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: 1016020.