Flood — Davison, South Dakota

2019-04-01 to 2019-04-30 · near Loomis, Davison, South Dakota

Event narrative

Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and April maintained considerable flooding throughout the flood plain across Davison county. 416th Avenue near Rosedale Colony and 257th Street near the gage site were impacted by water. A direct fatality to a 22 year-old male occurred early on April 3, when his vehicle entered floodwaters around 7 feet in depth just west of the James River bridge on 250th Street.

The James River at Mitchell (gage site JRMS2) crested at 6.30 feet above flood stage on April 22, the sixth highest crest on record. Major flooding continued at the end of the month.

Wider weather episode

Runoff from significant early spring precipitation during the first couple of weeks of April maintained flooding along portions of the James River. Much of the basin experienced as much as 1 to 3 inches of liquid equivalent precipitation through April 14. A direct fatality to a 22 year-old male resulted on April 3 when his vehicle entered flood waters nearly 7 feet deep in a field near the James River bridge on 250th Street northeast of Mitchell.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 832504. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.