Sully County, SD Environment & Hazard Risk

• WildfireRelatively Low$270K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 918 years
• Cold waveRelatively Low$1.5M/yr expected annual loss, about 7.7 events a year
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$96.4K/yr expected annual loss, about 17 events a year
• DroughtRelatively Low$150K/yr expected annual loss, about 36 events a year
• HailRelatively Low$217K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.3 events a year
• Ice stormVery Low$34.4K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• TornadoVery Low$201K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• Strong windVery Low$97K/yr expected annual loss, about 2.5 events a year
• Heat waveVery Low$16.6K/yr expected annual loss, about 3.8 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$21/yr expected annual loss, about once every 8 years
• EarthquakeVery Low$9,785/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3,215 years
• LightningVery Low$9,943/yr expected annual loss, about 32 events a year

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: avalanche, coastal flooding, hurricane, riverine flooding, tsunami, volcanic activity.

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Homes in high-risk flood zones

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Flood claims since 1978

5

Claims paid since 1978

$22.8K

• Hail127
• Thunderstorm Wind81
• High Wind71
• Blizzard39
• Drought36
• Heavy Snow28
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill28
• Winter Storm23
• Flood10
• Excessive Heat10

• Flood06/01/2019

  Laurel, Sully County

  $7.3M damage

  What happened

  Spring snowmelt and heavy rain flooding from March, April, and May continued into June. This combined with above normal June rainfall resulted in hundreds of thousands of acres of crops damaged or unplanted across central and northeast South Dakota. For the entire state of South Dakota, nearly 4 million acres of crops were left unplanted as a result of the flooding. Total damaged or unplanted crop loss estimates for central and northeast South Dakota were near 307 million dollars.

• Heavy Snow03/27/2008

  Sully

  1 injured

  What happened

  A 49-year old Lebanon South Dakota man received frostbite and hypothermia when he abandoned his stuck vehicle and walked into a barbed wire fence and became trapped. He was found southeast of Onida in the early morning hours and flown to a Sioux Falls hospital in critical condition. His body temperature was in the mid 80s when he was found.

• Flash Flood09/03/1999

  Onida, Sully County

  $275K damage

  What happened

  Very heavy rains from thunderstorms repeatedly going over the same area resulted in extensive flash flooding in a 30 to 40 mile wide band from Fort Pierre in southeast Stanley County to Hecla in northeast Brown County. Rainfall amounts in this corridor ranged from 3 to 7 inches. As a result, the communities of Blunt in Hughes County and Onida in Sully county were severely flooded. Most of the homes and businesses were flooded throughout Blunt and Onida causing severe damage. Only a few homes in these communities were spared from receiving water in there basements. Most homes also experienced sewer backup. The sewer systems in both Onida and Blunt were flooded and shutdown. Many people had to go to temporary shelters as a result of the flooding. Aberdeen and Fort Pierre had a lot of street flooding resulting in road closures and detours. Also, several basements in Aberdeen and Fort Pierre had sewer backup. The heavy rain flooded many township and county roads along with several state and U.S. highways. Sections of Highways 14, 20, 83, and 1806 along with many other roads in central and northeast South Dakota had to be closed. Many of the township and county roads...

• Flood04/01/2019

  Laurel, Sully County

  $181K damage

• Mid-Dakota Rural WaterServes 11,833 · Surface water · PrivateNo health violations
• OnidaServes 658 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations