Flood in Spink County, South Dakota

Flood July 1, 2022 – July 31, 2022 · Spink County, South Dakota

Death

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

On Friday, July 22nd, a 13-year-old girl was swept downstream while swimming in the James River near Frankfort. The search was postponed around 11:30 p.m. Friday due to the dangers of the current and the inability to see in the dark. The girl's body was found around 9:25 a.m. on Saturday.

The wider storm

Due to above-normal rainfall, the James River continued to flood from June into and through July near Columbia, Stratford, and Ashton. Significant amounts of agricultural land was flooded along with a few area roads, as river gauges reached moderate to major flood categories.

Began near Brentford (45.1500, -98.3500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1047222. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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