May 6, 2007
Aberdeen, South Dakota
Photographer states :: 9 inches of rain were dumped on Brown County, South Dakota. Many homes in Aberdeen were flooded to varying degrees. Some officials call this a 500 to 1000 year event.
...The high water on the James River at Mitchell and down river has closed Highways 38, 42 and 44.
Heavy rain last Saturday in the James River Valley — up to 7.75 inches at Aberdeen — has pushed the James River out of its banks.
At Huron, where the flood stage is 11 feet, the James River crested Tuesday at 17.69 feet. The crest at Forestburg came 6 feet over flood stage on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. A crest 5 feet over flood stage is predicted at Scotland this weekend....
