| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | $150,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew over and heavily damaged a concession stand at a ball park, damaged front of two businesses on Main Street, blew down several trees, damaged several small buildings at nearby farms, and injured several calves. |
| May 2007 | Flood | Scotland | $100,000 | Heavy rainfall caused flooding of low areas including fields, homes, businesses, schools, roads, streams, and bridges. The flooding was a longer term event than flash flooding, which also had resulted. Long term major flooding of the James River also resulted, with the river peaking at 6.2 feet above flood stage near Scotland on May 11th. Some parks and other recreation areas were affected. The flooding delayed planting of crops in some areas. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | $100,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused tree and power line damage, and blew out a large window. Minor damage occurred to homes, mainly from wind blown tree debris. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Scotland | $25,000 | A continuation of flooding from August; after falling briefly below flood stage on September 10, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) responded to excessive rainfall of 4 to 8 inches upstream September 10-12 (7.54 inches at Mitchell and 7.21 inches 7 miles south of Parkston) to crest at a record 9.24 feet above flood stage on September 13. Innumerable roads were inundated and closed for several days, including South Dakota Highway 44 near Milltown, Parkston and Freeman, Highway 18 near Olivet, Highway 81 north of Yankton, Highway 46 west of Irene and 431st Avenue in northern Yankton county - all major area roadways. Extensive amounts of agricultural land were inundated. Moderate flooding continued at the end of the month. |
| August 2019 | Flood | Scotland | $10,000 | A continuation of flooding from July, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) crested at 3.33 feet above flood stage on August 13. Many rural roads near the river were inundated, with flooding of significant amounts of agricultural land. Moderate flooding continued at the end of the month. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Scotland | $10,000 | Large hail caused damage to bean and corn crops. The amount of crop damage was not known. The hail also dented a few vehicles. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a 40 foot long storage building, and stripped leaves from trees. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Scotland | $10,000 | Large hail caused slight damage to vehicles in Scotland, but devastated corn crops along a two mile strip just north of Scotland. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Scotland | $5,000 | A continuation of flooding from September, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) began the month on October 1 in moderate flood at 1.85 feet above flood stage. Significant flooding of agricultural lands continued. Property damage costs are rough estimates. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Scotland | - | Hail was up to quarter to half-dollar size at times. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured by a personal weather station. |
| July 2024 | Flood | Scotland | - | Flooding continued from June on the James River near Scotland, with declining river levels. The river fell below flood stage on the evening of July 7th. |
| July 2024 | Funnel Cloud | Scotland | - | Several brief funnel clouds were recorded on video northwest of Scotland. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts up to 58 mph were measured by a personal weather station. |
| June 2024 | Flood | Scotland | - | The James River near Scotland rose above flood stage the evening of June 21st, cresting around 7.28 feet above flood stage (20.28 feet) on June 24th. This crest is in the Major Stage. The river stayed above flood stage into July. For a more comprehensive description of flood damage, please see other entries for Bonn Homme County. |
| April 2023 | Flood | Scotland | - | The James River near Scotland, SD rose above flood stage on the morning of April 28th before cresting around 1.67 feet above flood stage (14.67 feet) on April 30th, which is in the Moderate category. Flooding continued into May. |
| May 2023 | Flood | Scotland | - | Flooding continued from April along the James River near Scotland, SD with very slowly falling levels through the month. Flood levels were in the Moderate category for 9 days and Minor stage for 12 days. The river fell below flood stage on the morning of May 12th. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | - | Several tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | - | Several large limbs were brought down by thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | - | A personal weather station measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 88 mph. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Scotland | - | Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| May 2020 | Flood | Scotland | - | A continuation of flooding from April, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) began the month with a peak in minor flood at 0.58 feet above flood stage on May 1, before slowly falling below flood stage on May 9. Mid-May rains would return the river above flood stage, with a crest for the month at 0.81 feet above flood stage on May 26. Significant agricultural flooding continued through much of the month. |
| March 2020 | Flood | Scotland | - | The James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) returned quickly above flood stage on March 3, and crested 3.18 feet above flood stage on March 15, in major flood stage. Numerous county and township roads near the gage were inundated, including 431st Avenue where it crosses the river. The river remained at moderate flood stage at the end of the month. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Scotland | - | A continuation of flooding from March, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) began the month with a peak in moderate flood at 3.66 feet above flood stage on April 1, before falling into minor flood stage on April 18. Numerous county and township roads near the gage were inundated, including 431st Avenue where it crosses the river. The river remained at minor flood stage at the end of the month. |
| July 2020 | Flood | Scotland | - | As a result of downstream routing of floodwaters and rainfall the first week of the month totaling 2.10 inches at Parkston and 2.12 inches 7 miles south of Parkston, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) returned to minor flood and crested 0.69 feet above flood stage on July 4. Significant flooding occurred to agricultural land near the river. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Scotland | - | Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. |
| June 2020 | Flood | Scotland | - | After mid-month rainfall of 2 to 3 inches in the mid-James River Basin, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) rose above flood stage, with a peak at 0.90 feet above flood stage on June 14. Greatest impact was flooding of agricultural land near the river. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Scotland | - | A continuation of flooding from May, the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) started at 4.90 feet above flood stage on June 1. Many rural roads near the river were inundated, with continued flooding of significant amounts of agricultural land. |
| October 2019 | Flood | Scotland | - | The James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) returned briefly to flooding late October, with a crest at 0.35 feet above flood stage on October 25 with yet another period of significant flooding of agricultural lands. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Scotland | - | Snow melt and heavy rainfall (measured 2.97 inches 11 miles south of Emery and 2.79 inches at Menno) resulted in extensive flooding of agricultural lands and inundation of numerous roads (including state highway 44 south of Milltown). A few farm buildings along the river stretch were also flooded. The James River at Scotland (gage site SCOS2) reached major flood stage cresting 5.95 feet above flood stage on March 15. A secondary crest of 5.51 feet above flood stage occurred on March 26. Major flooding continued at the end of the month. |
| November 2019 | Flood | Scotland | - | The James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) returned to flood stage, and crested on November 30 at 0.30 feet above flood stage. Impacts were generally inundation of agricultural lands near the river. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Scotland | - | The James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) crested at 3.24 feet above flood stage on July 19. Many rural roads near the river were inundated, with flooding of significant amounts of agricultural land. Moderate flooding continued at the end of the month. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Scotland | - | This is a continuation of flooding from April. The James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) spent the entire month in major flood stage, with a crest 5.81 feet above flood stage on May 30. Significant agricultural flooding continued, with no opportunity for spring planting throughout the flood plain. County roads near the gage were flooded at months end, and Highway 44 was briefly flooded south of Milltown. The river remained at major flood stage at the end of the month. |
| December 2019 | Flood | Scotland | - | The James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) spent much of the month in flood, with brief drops below flood stage between December 1-5 and 9-13. The river crested twice briefly in moderate flood (1.18 feet above flood stage on December 18 and again on December 31 at 1.15 feet above flood stage). Impacts were generally minor outside the growing season, with significant inundation of agricultural lands near the river. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Scotland | - | Runoff from occasional precipitation in late March and April maintained extensive flooding throughout the flood plain. Highway 44 south of Milltown was flooded, along with numerous county and township roads. The James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) crested at 5.79 feet above flood stage on April 18, the ninth highest crest on record. Major flooding continued at the end of the month. |
| April 2018 | Flood | Scotland | - | Snow melt and runoff from periods of heavier rainfall produced minor flooding which impacted lowland agricultural areas. River levels reached 0.2 feet above flood stage on the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) on April 30. The river remained in minor flood stage at the end of the month. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Scotland | - | A week of periodic heavy rainfall ending June 26 resulted in a widespread 2 to 6 inches of rainfall, much of which occurred on June 20 and 25. Specific weekly totals including 2.05 at Mitchell, 4.74 at Menno, 4.80 at Parkston, 5.36 11 miles south of Emery and 6.83 near Yankton. Significant amounts of crop and pasture land were inundated as the river crested near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) 0.4 feet above flood stage on June 27. The river dropped below flood stage on June 28. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Scotland | - | Heavy rainfall along with snow melt caused minor flooding of lowland agricultural areas along portions of the James River. The river reached a crest of 0.7 feet above flood stage near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) on March 26. |
| September 2018 | Flood | Scotland | - | Runoff from periods of heavier rainfall produced moderate flooding which significantly impacted lowland agricultural areas between Mitchell and Yankton. River levels reached 2.1 feet above flood stage on the James River near Scotland (gage site SCOS2) on September 21, before falling back below flood stage on September 23. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Scotland | - | Large hail caused widespread crop damage, mainly to soybean and corn crops. The amount of crop damage could not be assessed until the coming harvest. Recovery prospects for soybeans was expected to be better than for corn, since the hail came at a critical time in corn plant development. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Scotland | - | Large hail covered the ground. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Scotland | - | Large hail whitened the ground. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Scotland | - | Heavy rain caused flooding of county and township roads, low areas, and basements. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Scotland | - | Warm temperatures caused a rapid snowmelt which caused the James River to rise above flood stage for several days. The flooding was minor to moderate and no significant damage was reported. The river crested at 2.6 feet above flood stage near Scotland on March 15th. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Scotland | - | Large hail partially covered the ground. |
| June 2007 | Flood | Scotland | - | Long term minor flooding of the James River continued at the start of June. Additional moderate to heavy rainfall over the basin kept the river above flood stage through the month. The flooding was much less than that during the previous month. The river crested at 0.8 feet above flood stage near Scotland on June 28th. While some lowland flooding continued along the river, no additional damage was reported. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Scotland | - | Large hail covered the ground. The hail caused crop damage, but the amount of damage was not known. According to the county extension officer, many of the crops were expected to recover, and later reports indicated that recovery was occurring, with yield loss expected to be between 10 and 25 percent. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Scotland | - | Large hail covered the ground. The hail caused crop damage, but the amount of damage was not known. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including several large branches blown down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | - | Thunderstorm winds, together with large hail, damaged crops. The amount of crop damage was not known. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Scotland | - | Rainfall of around five inches caused flooding of basements, roads, and fields, including the Scotland Golf Course. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | - | Thunderstorm winds flattened crops. The amount of crop damage was not known. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Scotland | - | Large hail, driven by strong winds, damaged crops, especially corn. The amount of crop damage was not known. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Scotland | - | Large hail damaged vehicles. The amount of damage was not known. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotland | - | Thunderstorm winds caused tree damage, including large parts of two large trees broken off. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Scotland | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Scotland | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Scotland | - | no account filed |
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