The James River remained in flood stage at the start of May in association with the April snowmelt and early May precipitation. While it experienced a slow steady decline, it remained in flood stage at the end of the month.
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The James River remained in flood stage at the start of May in association with the April snowmelt and early May precipitation. While it experienced a slow steady decline, it remained in flood stage at the end of the month.
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 Apr 30, 5:26 PM CST, 6 hours 34 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 327 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023 MNZ039-046-SDZ008-021-023-010830- Traverse-Big Stone-Roberts-Grant-Deuel- 327 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota and northeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Winds out of the north 25 to 30 mph will gust 35 to around 45 mph today. The combination of dry grasses and gusty winds will result in grassland fire danger rating values will be in the very high category today with dangerous burning conditions. Outdoor burning is not recommended as fires could spread rapidly. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Grassland fire danger rating values will be in the very high category again Monday due to the dry and very low moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground. Outdoor burning is not recommended as fires could spread rapidly. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. SDZ004>007-009>011-016>020-022-036-037-051-010830- Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Potter-Faulk- Spink-Clark-Codington-Hamlin-Hyde-Hand-Buffalo- 327 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota, north central South Dakota and northeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. The combination of dry grasses and gusty winds will result in grassland fire danger rating values will be in the very high category today with dangerous burning conditions. Outdoor burning is not recommended as fires could spread rapidly. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Grassland fire danger rating values will be in the very high category again Monday due to the dry and very low moisture content of grasses, and other dry organic material on the ground. Outdoor burning is not recommended as fires could spread rapidly. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. SDZ003-015-033>035-045-048-010830- Corson-Dewey-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Jones-Lyman- 327 AM CDT Sun Apr 30 2023 /227 AM MDT Sun Apr 30 2023/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota and north central South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. KF
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The James River near Columbia started the month at 17.80 feet, and crested at 18.07 feet on May 13th, and has been more or less steady with a slight trend downwards through the latter half of May. Impacts are limited to flooding of agricultural lands.
The James River near Ashton was initially in decline at the start of the month which lasted through May 4th, though a second crest was observed on May 17th at 16.71 feet, followed again by a steady decline that lasted through the end of May. With this May crest, the main impact is to agricultural lands, however a bridge near the gauge site has been under water for most of the month.
The James River near Stratford has been in flood since April and peaked at 17.79 feet on May 19th, after which there has been a slow steady decline through the end of the month of May. Mainly agricultural lands are impacted, however at least one county road and one bridge have experienced water inundation during the course of the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Dakota in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, May 2023
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: 1093282, 1093283, 1093285.