Flash Flood, Hughes
- When
- August 20, 1:30 AM CST
- Where
- Hughes County, 1.75 mi W of Pierre to 1.41 mi W of Pierre
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 44.372, -100.365
Flash Flood in South Dakota, August 20, 2024
A slow moving storm and heavy downpour resulted in urban flooding within the city of Pierre. 68 inches during a 2 hour span.
Where it happened
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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 slow moving storm and heavy downpour resulted in urban flooding within the city of Pierre. The COOP observer in town recorded 2.84 inches of rain, while the ASOS at the Airport recorded 1.68 inches during a 2 hour span. Pooling of water resulted in both streets and sidewalks under water in portions of the city.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- 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.
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1200834.