RAPID CITY, SD (KELO) — Fifty years later, it’s hard to wrap our minds around the devastation caused by one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. REPORTER STEVE HEMMINGSEN: “June ...

The flood crested at 12:15 a.m., when an estimated 50,000 cubic feet per second of water reached downtown Rapid City. By 5 a.m. the next day, Rapid Creek was once again within its banks.

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KELO) — 50 years ago today a devastating flood tore through Rapid City leaving hundreds of people dead. To commemorate the tragedy, people came together to talk about their ...

The flood on June 9, 1972 ravaged a large swath of Rapid City, killing 238 people, injuring more than 3,000, and damaging or destroying 4,155 homes and 5,000 vehicles.

Regarded as the worst recorded flood in South Dakota's history, the 1972 flood would alter the look of Rapid City and help change how the federal government responds to natural disasters. Corey ...

1972 Rapid City Flood This was the scene at Baken Park early Saturday morning, June 10, 1972. The flood had raced through stores and gas stations the night before, ...

Regarded as the worst recorded flood in South Dakota’s history, the 1972 flood would alter the look of Rapid City and help change how the federal government responds to natural disasters.

Fifty years ago, on the night of June 9, 1972, a wall of water rushed through the center of Rapid City, S.D. By the next morning, the flood had killed at least 238 people and caused as much as ...

In the spring of 1997, floodwaters rose out of the Red River, forcing what was then the largest evacuation of an American city. Now the community of Grand Forks looks back on the effects of the flood.

ST. LOUIS — Our Vintage KSDK takes us back to the Great Flood of 1993. 30 years ago the summer, the disaster played out over 20 million acres in nine states. The widespread devastation captured ...