49
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.8M
Property damage
Flood in Charles Mix County, South Dakota: 49 recorded events between 2011 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #248 nationally and #17 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flood in Charles Mix County, South Dakota: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flood in Charles Mix County is the 2010s, when 46 of the county's 49 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Charles Mix County archive, flood makes up 8.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #248 for this hazard and #17 within South Dakota, putting it in the 91.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Sep is the peak month for flood in Charles Mix County with 10 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2024 | GREENWOOD | 0 | $3.0M |
| Jan 21, 2020 | GREENWOOD | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 18, 2020 | PICKSTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 1, 2019 | PICKSTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 1, 2019 | GREENWOOD | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 1, 2019 | PICKSTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 1, 2019 | GREENWOOD | 0 | $5K |
| Oct 1, 2019 | PICKSTOWN | 0 | $5K |
| Sep 19, 2019 | GREENWOOD | 0 | $5K |
| Sep 18, 2019 | PICKSTOWN | 0 | $10K |
Other hazards here
More from Charles Mix County
- Hail 290
- Thunderstorm Wind 182
- Tornado 45
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Rainfall amounts across Charles Mix County from June 20-22 generally ranged from 2 to 5 inches. This rainfall worsened some minor water issues from thunderstorms earlier in the week, especially near Choteau Creek.||Some overland flooding resulted in damage to many roads and culverts across the county. South Dakota Highway 46-50 was closed just west of Wagner in a construction zone where there was active work on replacing culverts. In addition, there were a few homes that reported water in their basements. Preliminary damage assessments estimate loss to public infrastructure to be 3 million dollars.
Widespread areal flooding resulted after excessive rainfall from September 10-12, which brought 6.40 inches to Platte and 6.31 inches 2 miles northeast of Academy. Flooding resulted in crop losses and damage to public infrastructure including numerous county and township roads, culverts, and some bridges. Access was cut off to several homes with water rising to 6 to 12 inches deep across parts of Lake Andes. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Platte Creek near Platte (gage site PCPS2) responded sharply to 5 to 9 inches of rainfall between September 10-12 (6.31 inches near Academy and 6.29 inches at Platte) to reach the highest crest on record at 9.15 feet above flood stage on September 12. Innumerable county and township roads were inundated, with significant flooding of South Dakota Highway 1804. Platte Creek Road was washed out at the Lake Platte spillway starting around 0800CST on September 12.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flood events are on record in Charles Mix County, South Dakota?
49 flood events are recorded in Charles Mix County between 2011 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flood recorded in Charles Mix County?
The strongest flood on record in Charles Mix County measured 0.
Where does the flood data for Charles Mix County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flood in Charles Mix County, South Dakota.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/south-dakota/charles-mix-county/flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.