Flood, Hamlin
- When
- May 8, 12:00 PM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hamlin County, 5.78 mi ENE of Thomas to 5.53 mi SW of Castlewood
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 44.800, -97.090
Flood in South Dakota, May 8, 2024
Heavy rain from thunderstorms on May 6th resulted in flooding along the Big Sioux River near Castlewood starting around mid-day on May 8th. 1 feet before falling later that evening.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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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 rain from thunderstorms on May 6th resulted in flooding along the Big Sioux River near Castlewood starting around mid-day on May 8th. The river crested at 9.1 feet before falling later that evening. 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1178757.