Hamlin storm history

Severe tree and structural damage occurred on Lake Poinsett with ninety mph winds. A woman was killed and her husband was seriously injured when their lake house was destroyed. A man was also hospitalized for electric shock.

One male and one female in their late twenties were killed around 830 am CDT on the 15th on a slushy U.S. Highway 81. The third person in the car was injured-non life threatening. The car they were driving was hit by a large truck.

South Dakota Highway Patrol reports that a semi jackknifed along Highway 28 thanks to the combination of strong winds and low visibility in snow. The nearby South Dakota Department of Transportation weather station 4 miles east of Lake Norden recorded a peak wind gust of 50 mph a…

The Big Sioux near Castlewood would go into flood on August 22nd during the morning hours, cresting at 11.42 or 2.42 feet above flood stage on the morning of August 24th. The river would remain in flood through the evening of August 27th.

A trained spotter reported flooding in the Lake Poinsett area, with water over some roadways.

The Hamlin County Sheriffs Office reports numerous secondary roads have water over them including 465th Ave. north of Estelline.

The Big Sioux River near Castlewood entered flood stage around mid-day on August 6th. The river would crest at 1030 pm on August 7th at 10.63 feet, or 1.63 feet above flood stage. The river stayed in flood through the morning of August 10th. Flooding was mainly confined to low-ly…

The Big Sioux River near Castlewood went into flood during the evening of July 27th, rising over three feet in four hours due to heavy rainfall from thunderstorms. The COOP observer in Castlewood recorded 5.61 inches of rain. The river crested at 11.44 feet, which is 2.44 feet ab…

A COOP observer reported one-inch hail as a storm moved over Hayti.

Hamlin county emergency management posted photos of flooded fields, ditches full and water running over 465th Ave north of Estelline.

The Hamlin county Emergency Manager estimated winds up to 65 mph and nickel to quarter sized hail.

A caller stated that a large limb had come down with thunderstorm winds in the town of Estelline.

A two-vehicle crash resulting in injuries was reported by the Hamlin County Sheriff along a stretch of SD Highway 22, which was slick due to light ice and snow. The accident caused the highway to be closed for nearly eight hours.

A member of the public reported tree branches down from thunderstorm winds estimated near 60 mph.

The public reported that a tree branch had come down due to thunderstorm winds.