Flash Flood — Deuel, South Dakota

2025-06-28 to 2025-06-29 · near Clear Lake, Deuel, South Dakota

$10K

Property damage

Event narrative

A road partly washed out from flash flooding due to heavy rainfall. Water was still over the road the next day.

Wider weather episode

A volatile atmospheric setup on the afternoon and evening of June 28th led to the development of several powerful supercell thunderstorms across far eastern South Dakota. These storms produced multiple tornadoes, including two that caused significant damage in Deuel County. The strongest tornado was rated as a high-end EF3. Storms also produced large hail and instances of flash flooding from heavy rainfall.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1275278. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.