South Dakota, 2025

Flood in South Dakota, September 1 to 22, 2025

September 1 to 22, 2025 · NWS ABR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Despite cresting in August, the James River would remain in flood through much of the month of September. The James River near Columbia fell below flood stage late in the morning of September 22nd.

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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.

Despite cresting in August, the James River would remain in flood through much of the month of September. The James River near Columbia fell below flood stage late in the morning of September 22nd.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Brown

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 22, 9:45 AM 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

Despite cresting in August, the James River would remain in flood through much of the month of September. The James River near Columbia fell below flood stage late in the morning of September 22nd. This flooding mainly impacts agricultural bottomlands.

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: 1293095.