Black Hills flood of June 9, 1972; a report to the administrator

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• Corporate Authors:
  United States, National Weather Service,
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NWS (National Weather Service)
• Description:
  "In a few hours during the late afternoon and evening of June 9, 1972, a record rain fell on the Black Hills of South Dakota. A stationary group of thunderstorms over the Central Hills dumped as much as 15 inches of rain in some locations in less than 6 hours. The rains resulted in record-breaking floods on streams draining the eastern slopes of the Black Hills. At least 236 people are known dead and property damage exceeded $100 million in Rapid City and the surrounding recreational areas. The Survey Team tried to determine whether the observation-warning-dissemination system worked as effectively as it could have, and whether the Rapid City flood would have lessons and applications to broader regional and national plans and programs as well"--from the Executive Summary.
• Content Notes:
  "August 1972."
  
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• Keywords:
  Emergency Communication Systems Evaluation Flood Damage Flood Forecasting Flood Warning Systems Forecasting Severe Storms Emergency Communication Systems Flood Damage Flood Forecasting Flood Warning Systems Severe Storms

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• Series:
  Natural disaster survey report ; 72-1
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Place as Subject:
  Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.)
• Name as Subject:
  United States. National Weather Service ; United States. National Weather Service
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:aaf878066e3e9c5c74bdf68c86395b965c03fc933d6d5a16b1ff63e8286a5837
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/7300/noaa_7300_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 12.27 MB ]