Flood — Brown, South Dakota

2025-08-10 to 2025-08-31 · near Plana, Brown, South Dakota

Event narrative

The river near Columbia went into flood at 9:15 p.m. CST on August 10th and remained in flood through the rest of the month. It crested at 15.15 feet, which is 2.15 feet above flood stage, primarily impacting agricultural lands.

Wider weather episode

Cumulative heavy rainfall from May through mid-August, along with reservoir releases in North Dakota, resulted in flooding along the James River. Impacts from the flooding were limited to agricultural lands.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1291015. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.