Flood, Hamlin
- When
- May 23, 12:00 AM CST to 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hamlin County, 1.2 mi NW of Dempster to 2.46 mi N of Castlewood
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 44.640, -96.950
Flood in South Dakota, May 23, 2024
Heavy rainfall resulted in river flooding along the Big Sioux near Castlewood during he early morning hours of May 23rd. 22 feet above flood stage, and remained in flood through the afternoon.
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.
Heavy rainfall resulted in river flooding along the Big Sioux near Castlewood during he early morning hours of May 23rd. The river peaked at 9.22 feet above flood stage, and remained in flood through the afternoon. At that level the main impacts are flooding of low-lying agricultural lands, and water overtopping a culvert on 184th street.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1178762.