Flooding in South Dakota, June 1 to 30, 2023

Name: Flooding in South Dakota, June 1 to 30, 2023
Start: 2023-06-01T00:00
End: 2023-06-30T23:59
Location: South Dakota

June 1 to 30, 2023 · NWS ABR · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

Flooding on the James River which started in mid-April continued through the entirety of June, due to the combination of April snowmelt and rounds of heavy showers and thunderstorms during the middle to end of the month. Agricultural land and some county roadways continued to be significantly impacted.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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.

What forecasters said that day

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NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 31, 11:09 PM CST, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 11:09 PM CST, 51 minutes before

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Event by event

3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Brown

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Brown County, 4.54 mi WSW of Hecla to 1.68 mi WNW of Columbia
Cause: Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Reported by: River/Stream Gage
Coordinates: 45.860, -98.240

The James River near Columbia, CMBS2, started the month in moderate flood stage at 17.31 feet, then steadily dropped through the month. It reached minor flood stage of <16 feet from June 20th through early on June 24th before rising back into moderate flood stage thereafter due to heavy rains, and remained in moderate flood stage through the rest of the month. Significant amounts of agricultural lands remained flooded through the month.

Flood, Brown

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Brown County, 3.45 mi S of Putney to 9.37 mi E of Plana
Cause: Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Reported by: River/Stream Gage
Coordinates: 45.520, -98.180

The James River near Stratford, SFDS2, started the month in moderate flood stage at 17.32 feet, then steadily dropped through the month. It reached minor flood stage of <17 feet on June 11th, and remained in there through the rest of the month. Significant amounts of agricultural lands remained flooded through the month, and county roads were flooded.

Flood, Spink

When: June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Spink County, 0.97 mi W of Brentford to 3.69 mi E of Mellette
Cause: Heavy Rain / Snow Melt
Reported by: River/Stream Gage
Coordinates: 45.150, -98.350

The James River near Ashton, ATNS2, started the month in moderate flood stage at 15.42 feet, then steadily dropped through the month. It reached minor flood stage of <14 feet on June 12th, and then remained there through the rest of the month. Significant amounts of farm land were flooded, including crop and pasture land.

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

Every storm in South Dakota in 2023 Every state in 2023 This day in weather history Warnings in South Dakota, June 2023

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: 1096553, 1096554, 1096556.