South Dakota, 2025

Flood in South Dakota, August 10 to 31, 2025

August 10 to 31, 2025 · NWS ABR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Cumulative heavy rainfall from May through mid-August, along with reservoir releases in North Dakota, resulted in flooding along the James River. Impacts from the flooding were limited to agricultural lands.

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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.

Cumulative heavy rainfall from May through mid-August, along with reservoir releases in North Dakota, resulted in flooding along the James River. Impacts from the flooding were limited to agricultural lands.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Brown

When
August 10, 9:15 PM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Brown County, 0.97 mi E of Plana to 2.51 mi S of Putney
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
45.520, -98.300

The river near Columbia went into flood at 9:15 p.m. CST on August 10th and remained in flood through the rest of the month. It crested at 15.15 feet, which is 2.15 feet above flood stage, primarily impacting agricultural lands.

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.

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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: 1291015.