Flash Flood — Beadle, South Dakota

2025-08-03 · near Hitchcock, Beadle, South Dakota

Event narrative

A couple feet of water inundated County Road 6 (193rd Street) east of 394th Avenue.

Wider weather episode

Overnight and early morning heavy rainfall from 5 to 9 inches occurred across northern Beadle County, with reported amounts as high as 8.36 inches 13 miles northwest of Broadland, 6.12 inches at Hitchcock, and 5.70 inches 5 miles east of Hitchcock.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1290343. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.