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Creighton, South Dakota

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Rainy Creek/Cheyenne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 57790. The Survey maps it on the Creighton quadrangle.

Creighton within Pennington County

Topographic sheets covering this place

4 surveys from 7 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

2 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Creighton in 2003, burning about 120 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 August 2003Equipment and vehicle use110 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire SuppressionCHURCH
4 July 2003Natural10 acresSouth Dakota Wildland Fire Suppressionnot named

Every fire recorded in Pennington County

Storms near this place

60 of 121 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Creighton in 121 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 68 hail, 48 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2019FloodCreighton$2,000,000Runoff from heavy rain caused overland flooding and flooding along Rapid Creek, Box Elder Creek, Spring Creek, and tributaries of the Cheyenne River. A culvert washed out on Nike Road east of the Cobalt Drive intersection, water covered South Ellsworth Road south of Highway 14-16, 154th Avenue near 233rd Street, Creston Road south of SD Highway 44, Base Line Road south of Wasta, Bear Creek Road from SD Highway 44 to Sage Creek Road, and Paulson Road near Quinn. Several roads were inundated between Box Elder and New Underwood; including 155th avenue, 156th Avenue, 159th Avenue, and Sharpe Road. Street flooding was also reported in Rapid City and Rapid Valley along South Valley Drive, Green Valley Road, and Reservoir Road.
May 2011Tornado (EF0)Creighton$50,000A large electric transmission tower was crumpled, seven wooden power poles were snapped, and trees were snapped.
June 1997HailCreighton$25,000no account filed
August 2009Thunderstorm WindCreighton$8,000The combination of wind and hail damaged an automobile and house.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindCreighton$1,000Trees were uprooted and a kennel was blown away by strong winds.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindCreighton$1,000The combination of large hail and strong wind gusts broke a double pane glass window in a home.
June 1997HailCreighton$500no account filed
July 2025HailCreighton-Report noted that most of the hail was quarter size, some pieces were about 1.5 inch in diameter.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Most of the wind driven hail was quarter size, some pieces were about 1.5 inch in diameter.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindCreighton-The spotter estimated wind gusts at near 70 mph. No damage was reported.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Wind driven hail damaged vehicles, buildings, and crops.
June 2022FloodCreighton-Two to three inches of rain fell in a brief period of time. The runoff flooded fields, rural roads, and yards.
June 2022HailCreighton-The spotter observed minor soffit and gutter damage.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Hail to dime size also fell with the storm.
August 2020Thunderstorm WindCreighton-A power pole was downed by the wind.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindCreighton-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindCreighton-A 24 foot horse trailer was flipped over and a large livestock trailer was pushed into a power pole by the wind.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Strong wind gusts broke off the tops of trees and blew a door off its hinges.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Wind gusts were estimated near 70 mph.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Large trees were blown down by the winds.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindCreighton-The spotter estimated wind gusts near 60 mph.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
June 2012Thunderstorm WindCreighton-The spotter estimated wind gusts at 70 mph.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindCreighton-The spotter estimated wind gusts around 70 mph.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindCreighton-A grain bin and auger were blown over and many tree branches were broken.
May 2010FloodCreighton-Flooding was reported from Rapid City to Farmingdale and along Rapid Creek. A couple of homes were surrounded by water and several county roads were flooded.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Wind gusts were estimated at 70 mph.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindCreighton-None.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Tree branches up to 16 inches in diameter were broken off.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindCreighton-Half inch diameter hail also fell.
June 2024HailCreighton-no account filed
June 2024HailCreighton-no account filed
May 2023HailCreighton-no account filed
May 2023HailCreighton-no account filed
July 2023HailCreighton-no account filed
July 2023HailCreighton-no account filed
June 2023HailCreighton-no account filed
June 2022HailCreighton-no account filed
August 2021HailCreighton-no account filed
July 2019HailCreighton-no account filed
August 2018HailCreighton-no account filed
August 2017HailCreighton-no account filed
June 2016HailCreighton-no account filed
June 2016HailCreighton-no account filed
June 2015HailCreighton-no account filed
June 2015HailCreighton-no account filed
June 2014HailCreighton-no account filed
May 2013HailCreighton-no account filed
July 2013HailCreighton-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pennington County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Pedro12.3 miles7
Wasta18.0 miles8
Wall18.2 miles8
Quinn18.9 miles8
Wicksville23.0 miles9
Owanka25.7 miles9
Mawl Springs33.5 miles8
New Underwood35.1 miles8

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1260993. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.