User:Caradennert

Farmland Flooding in Northeast South Dakota (Brown County)

The weekend of May 5-6, 2007 brought heavy rainfall throughout South Dakota. Northeast of Aberdeen, Columbia, SD received nine inches of precipitation in one shot. Much of this area was in need of rain, with the previous summer’s near drought conditions. (June and July 2006 had less than an inch of rain in the same area.) The heavy rains caused flooding throughout the county. There were flooded basements, closed (flooded) roads, and school delays because of the heavy rains. This also caused many problems for area farmers. Some crops that had already been planted were now washed away or flooded out. Replanted crops face maturity problems because of fall frost. Even though most would never frown upon rain, it has created new problems and challenges to face.

Cara Dennert 23:20, 24 June 2007 (UTC)