Flood in Codington County, South Dakota

Due to heavy rainfall from persistent thunderstorms, the South Branch Tributary of Mud Creek near Rauville went into flood and crested at 5.13 feet, 1.13 feet above flood stage. This was the 5th highest crest on record for this location. The COOP observer in Rauville measured 3.68 inches of rain.

An afternoon thunderstorm developed near the town of Henry and very quickly spun up a violent tornado. This tornado would cause significant damage to a farmstead before dissipating. The storm would go on to produce large hail, up to the size of baseballs near Lake Kampeska, with numerous additional reports of golf-ball sized hail, in and around the city of Watertown. The Watertown Automated Surface Observing System recording a peak wind gust of 71 mph.

Heavy rainfall from persistent re-development of storms over the area into the late evening hours would go on to produce flooding in the Big Sioux basin. The COOP observers in Castlewood, Rauville and Watertown would pick up 5.61, 3.68 and 2.06 inches respectively.