Drought, Lyman
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 8, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lyman forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 43.896, -99.847 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in South Dakota, April 1 to 8, 2025
Early spring winter weather would help alleviate drought conditions across central and northeast South Dakota after a dry March. 04 inches during that same period.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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.
Early spring winter weather would help alleviate drought conditions across central and northeast South Dakota after a dry March. The Watertown COOP observer would record 1.33 inches during the first week of April, while the Sisseton COOP observer would measure 1.04 inches during that same period.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Buffalo
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 8, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Buffalo forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.076, -99.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hyde
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 8, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hyde forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.547, -99.487 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hand
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 8, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hand forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.548, -99.005 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Faulk
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 8, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Faulk forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.071, -99.145 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Spink
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 8, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Spink forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.938, -98.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Brown
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 8, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.590, -98.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Day
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 8, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Day forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.367, -97.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Marshall
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 8, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.759, -97.598 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Roberts
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 8, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Roberts forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 45.630, -96.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hamlin
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 8, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hamlin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.674, -97.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Deuel
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 8, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Deuel forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.760, -96.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Clark
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 8, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clark forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 44.858, -97.729 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in South Dakota, April 1 to 3, 2025
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, April 1, 2025
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2025
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, April 1 to 3, 2025
- Drought in New Mexico, April 1 to 30, 2025
- Strong Wind in Puerto Rico, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, April 1, 2025
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, April 1 to 2, 2025
- Dust Storm and High Wind in New Mexico, April 1, 2025
More
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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: 1241490, 1241491, 1241492, 1241493, 1241494, 1241496, 1241497, 1241498, 1241499, 1241500, 1241502, 1241503, 1241504.