Flood — Spink, South Dakota

2023-08-11 to 2023-08-21 · near Brentford, Spink, South Dakota

Wider weather episode

After heavy rainfall during the first half of August, the James river gauge at Ashton rose above flood stage on the morning of August 11th and remained in flood through August 21st. The river crested at 13.25 on August 18th, 0.25 feet above flood stage. This only impacted already previously flooded crop and pastures.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1116963. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.