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Flash Flood — Lyman, South Dakota

June 20, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Lyman

Event narrative (NOAA)

Very heavy rainfall of 5 to 7 inches brought flash flooding to mainly eastern Lyman county. Many roads were flooded with some washed out. Two women died in two separate vehicles after driving into a washed out portion of a road. One woman was found 100 yards downstream while the other woman was found 4 miles downstream. The accidents were believed to happen between 930 and 10 am. The location was 9 miles north of Reliance on BIA 10 just north of the intersection with Highway 47.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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