South Dakota, 2023Flash Flood and Flood in South Dakota, June 22 to 23, 2023
June 22 to 23, 2023 · NWS UNR · 2 events in 1 county or zone
Runoff from heavy rain caused flooding across portions of Ziebach County during the late evening and overnight hours. Flash flooding inundated several county roads, overwhelmed culverts, and caused ponding of water in fields.
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- 0
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- None recorded
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Runoff from heavy rain caused flooding across portions of Ziebach County during the late evening and overnight hours. Flash flooding inundated several county roads, overwhelmed culverts, and caused ponding of water in fields.
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 Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 22, 9:15 PM MST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 9:15 PM MST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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- When
- June 22, 11:00 PM MST to June 23, 4:30 AM MST
- Where
- Ziebach County, 4.17 mi S of Red Elm to 0.49 mi SSW of Dupree
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 45.000, -101.800
Four to six inches of rain fell in three hours between Red Elm and Dupree. The water quickly entered Bear Creek, which became about a quarter mile wide; inundating roads, fields, crops, and outbuildings. Water approached a residence near Red Elm and a home near Dupree. Water covered portions of 216th Avenue and 217th Avenue.
Flood, Ziebach
- When
- June 23, 4:30 AM MST to 7:00 PM MST
- Where
- Ziebach County, 4.17 mi S of Red Elm to 0.49 mi SSW of Dupree
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 45.000, -101.800
The flash flooding transitioned to flooding as high flows continued on Bear Creek after four to six inches of rain fell in three hours between Red Elm and Dupree. Bear Creek was reported to be a quarter mile wide in spots; which inundated roads, fields, crops, and outbuildings. Water approached a residence near Red Elm and a home near Dupree. Water covered portions of 216th Avenue and 217th Avenue.
- 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.
- 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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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: 1104008, 1104014.