South Dakota, 2024Flash Flooding and Flood in South Dakota, June 20 to 21, 2024
June 20 to 21, 2024 · NWS UNR · 3 events in 2 counties and zones
Training thunderstorms dumped 2 to 5 inches of rain in less than 3 hours over portions of south-central South Dakota. Runoff from the heavy rain caused several roads to be inundated with water and debris.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $41,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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Training thunderstorms dumped 2 to 5 inches of rain in less than 3 hours over portions of south-central South Dakota. Runoff from the heavy rain caused several roads to be inundated with water and debris.
Flash Flood, Mellette
- When
- June 20, 8:00 PM CST to June 21, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mellette County, 7.35 mi NNW of Mosher to 15.21 mi ENE of Mosher
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 43.570, -100.350
Runoff from heavy rain caused a couple of rural roads to be inundated with water and debris. Farmland was also flooding due to the intensity of the rain.
Flash Flood, Tripp
- When
- June 20, 8:00 PM CST to June 21, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tripp County, 10.27 mi ESE of Colome to 1.66 mi SE of Hamill
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $30,000
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 43.180, -99.540
Runoff from heavy rain caused flash flooding. At least 12 county roads were inundated with water and debris. The hardest hit areas were around Witten, Winner, and Hamill.
Flood, Tripp
- When
- June 20, 10:45 PM CST to June 21, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tripp County, 12.99 mi NW of Hamill to 12.79 mi NW of Ideal
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 43.720, -99.880
Runoff from an estimated 3 to 5 inches of rain in less than 24 hours caused minor flooding along the White River. Agricultural land along the White River was inundated with water and debris. The White River near Oacoma river gage crested at 16.07 feet and 12,800 cfs at 215 AM CST.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Heat and Damaging Winds in New York, June 20, 2024$172,000 · 65 kt wind · 41 events
- Flash Flood and Debris Flows in Colorado, June 20 to 21, 2024$515,000 · 1.25 in hail · 10 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, June 20, 2024$335,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events
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- Hail and Damaging Winds in Massachusetts, June 20, 2024$17,000 · 1 in hail · 16 events
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: 1190606, 1190607, 1190608.