Flooding

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is placing new mobile homes on Pine Ridge following spring storms and flooding that destroyed and damaged…

Pactola Dam could see the wettest year on record with over 29 inches of rain so far. Right now 2015 is tracking a close second to the record year of 1962.…

The official floodplain in Sioux Falls is shrinking. That’s because a project to update levees in the city is complete, so FEMA officials are changing…

The 75th Sturgis Rally could bring more than 750,000 people to South Dakota in the first part of August. The flood of people can compound challenges in…

So far 2015, can be described as a year of both droughts and floods.The year started in a drought. The months of January through April were the driest on…

The United States Army Corps of Engineers is shifting its focus from drought conservation to flood risk control. Officials are slowing the amount of water…

Pactola Reservoir is now at an all-time record high level. The reservoir is perched in the Black Hills above Rapid City. Recent rains pushed lake levels…

Heavy rains overnight in the Black Hills have pushed Rapid Creek and nearby streams out of their banks. Flooding has overtopped bridges and roads in the…

Flooding over Memorial Day weekend led to road closures in Western and Central South Dakota. Dan McKemy is a meteorologist with the National Weather…

Emergency responders performed a swift water rescue over the weekend in Western South Dakota. A car swept off the road by fast moving flood waters on the…